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voyaging
a course of travel or passage, especially a long journey by water to a distant place.
commodity
an article of trade or commerce, especially a product as distinguished from a service.
transoceanic
extending across or traversing the ocean
reconnaissance
a general examination or survey of a region, can be for military, geology, or for civil purposes
sponsorship
the position or function of a person or group who vouches for support, advises or helps fund another person or an organization or project
serfdom
the condition of being a serf in a position of servitude, required to render services to a lord
hemisphere
half of the terrestrial globe or celestial sphere, especially one of the halves into which the earth is divided.
monopoly
exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices.
characterized
having been described or distinguished
vermin
obnoxious, or mean and offensive person or people
commercialization
the condition of being focused on the profitable aspects of something, especially to excess
the act or process of making something available for sale or viable as a profitable commodity
circulation
orderly movement through a circuit
current (ocean)
a flowing; flow, as of a river, something that flows, as a stream.
maritime
associated with the sea or waterways to the sea in relation to navigation, shipping
depletion
to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of
prestige
reputation or influence arising from success, achievement, rank, or other favorable attributes.
distinction or reputation attaching to a person or thing and thus possessing a cachet for others or for the public
naval
of or relating to ships of all kinds
syncretic
combining or bringing together different philosophical, religious, or cultural principles and practices
proliferation
a rapid and often excessive spread or increase
charter
a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges
colony
a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation
any people or territory separated from but subject to a ruling power
classification
to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class.
incorporation
the act of puting or introducing into a body or mass as an integral part or parts
fluctuated
to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly
chattel
a human being considered to be property; an enslaved person
consolidate
to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine
to make solid or firm; solidify; strengthen
foster
to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage
legitimize
to make in accordance with established rules, principles, or standards.
notion
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something
utilized
to put to use; turn to profitable account
revenue
the income of a government from taxation, excise duties, customs, or other sources, appropriated to the payment of the public expenses
manufactured
the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale
traditional
the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice
salaried
receiving a salary:
tribute
a stated sum or other valuable consideration paid by one sovereign or state to another in acknowledgment of subjugation or as the price of peace, security, protection, or the like
rivalries
the action, position, or relation of a rival or rivals; competition
resistance
the act or power of resisting, opposing, or withstanding
piracy
practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea.
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