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ASEAN
The association of southeast Asian nations, an alliance that promotes economic growth and peace in the region.
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Ashanti
A people who live in what is now Ghana, in West Africa, and who are known for their artful weaving of colorful asasia, or kente cloth.
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Asia
Asia is the world’s largest continent, with a total area of 16,838,365 sq miles (43,608,000 sq km). It comprises 49 separate countries, including 97% of Turkey and 72% of the Russian Federation. Almost 60% of the world’s population lives on this continent. Learn more about Asia here.
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Assimilation
A minority group gradually gives up its own culture and adopts a majority group’s culture.
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Aswan high dam
A dam on the Nile river in Egypt, completed in 1970, increased Egypt’s farmable land by 50 percent and protected it from droughts and floods.