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  balsam

  a substance like oil that comes from plants. It has a strong smell and is used in medicines and...

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  masjid

  a Muslim name for a mosque

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  forceps

  a medical tool with two long narrow parts, used for holding things during medical operations

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  hussar

  a soldier in a European cavalry (=group that rides horses)

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  the outback

  the large areas of land in Australia that are not used for growing crops and are far away from...

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  piton

  a piece of metal that you fix into rock to hold a rope when you are climbing

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  matriarch

  a female leader of a family or community

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  prose

  written language in its ordinary form, as opposed to poetry

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  Hogmanay

  in Scotland, the evening of 31st December and the celebrations that happen at that time

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