The ability to read and write

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Industrialise (verb)

/ɪnˈdʌstriəlaɪz/

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If a country or an area is industrialized or if it industrializes, industries are developed there

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Mediocre (adj)

/ˌmiːdiˈəʊkər/

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Not very good; of only average standard

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Scandinavia (noun)

/ˌskændɪˈneɪviə/

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A cultural region in north-west Europe consisting of Norway, Sweden and Denmark and sometimes also Iceland, Finland and the Faroe Islands

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Cross-country (adj)

/ˌkrɔːs ˈkʌntri/

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A cross-country running or skiing race

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