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  1. regional
    related or limited to a particular area
    Source A: A regional map of the world
  2. boundary
    a line determining the limits of an area
    Source A: Map of cultural boundaries in Europe
  3. border
    a line that indicates a boundary
    Religious border
  4. linguistic
    consisting of or related to language
    Linguistic border
  5. vernacular
    characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
    Source B: A map of the vernacular south
  6. precipitation
    the falling to earth of any form of water
    Winter precipitation exceeds 21 inches
  7. exceed
    be or do something to a greater degree
    Winter precipitation exceeds 21 inches
  8. index
    a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another
    Source A: Human Development Index
  9. development
    a process in which something passes to a different stage
    Source A: Human Development Index
  10. decent
    sufficient for the purpose
    A decent standard of living
  11. standard
    the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
    A decent standard of living
  12. gross
    before any deductions
    *GNI = Gross National Income. GNI per capita = Gross National Income per capita, or the money generated in goods and services per person
  13. per capita
    relating to each person individually
    *GNI = Gross National Income. GNI per capita = Gross National Income per capita, or the money generated in goods and services per person
  14. generate
    bring into existence
    *GNI = Gross National Income. GNI per capita = Gross National Income per capita, or the money generated in goods and services per person
Created on Thu Jun 06 08:37:22 EDT 2019 (updated Fri Jun 14 16:27:21 EDT 2019)

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