| A.D. |
after the birth of Jesus Christ. A.D. is an abbreviation for anno domini, which means "in the year of the Lord" in Latin. Something that happened in A.D. 50 happened fifty years after the birth of Christ. |
| Africa |
Africa is one of the seven largest areas of land on the earth. These areas of land are called continents. Africa is the second largest continent on our planet. Only Asia is bigger than Africa. Africa is made up of more than fifty different countries, and people speak many different languages in these countries. Some of the languages are Swahili, Hausa, and Arabic. |
| Alabama |
Alabama is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Alabama is AL. |
| Alaska |
Alaska is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. Alaska is very far north, and it is separate from the main part of the United States. Alaska shares a border with Canada. A short way to write Alaska is AK. |
| Arizona |
Arizona is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Arizona is AZ. |
| Arkansas |
Arkansas is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Arkansas is AR. |
| around |
If your dad will be home around dinner time, it means that he will be home near dinner time. He might be a little bit late or a little bit early. If you have around fifty cents in your pocket, you might have a little more or less than that, but the amount is near fifty cents. [1/11 definitions] |
| Benin |
Benin is a country in Africa. It is between the country of Nigeria and the country of Togo. It is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Benin is not a large country but more than fifty different languages are spoken there. People use French if they don't know each other's language. Many people in Benin have names that tell you what day of the week they were born on. |
| California |
California is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write California is CA. |
| Colorado |
Colorado is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Colorado is CO. |
| Connecticut |
Connecticut is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Connecticut is CT. |
| Delaware |
Delaware is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Delaware is DE. |
| fiftieth |
one of fifty equal parts of a whole; 1/50. [1/3 definitions] |
| fifty |
the number that is equal to five times ten; 50. [2/3 definitions] |
| Florida |
Florida is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Florida is FL. |
| Georgia |
Georgia is one of the fifty states of the United States of America. A short way to write Georgia is GA [1/2 definitions] |
| Hawaii |
Hawaii is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. Hawaii is made up of a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean. A short way to write Hawaii is HI. |
| Idaho |
Idaho is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Idaho is ID. |
| Illinois |
Illinois is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Illinois is IL. |
| Indiana |
Indiana is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Indiana is IN. |
| Iowa |
Iowa is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Iowa is IA. |