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territory (an area of) land, or sometimes sea, that is considered as belonging to or connected with a particular country or person

monument a structure or building that is built to honour a special person or event

fervour strong and sincere beliefs

tie a connection or relationship between people, or a connection a person has with a place, interest, activity, etc.

conquer to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force

abbreviation a short form of a word or phrase

to spread like wildfire to quickly affect or become known by more and more people

surpass exceed, to become better or greater than before

predecessor someone who had a job or a position before someone else, or something that comes before another thing in time or in a series

ancestor a person related to you who lived a long time ago

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