dyke
A drainage ditch used to help control flooding.
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Dutch East Indies
A group of islands in South East Asia claimed by the Dutch during Imperialism.
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Duma
Name of the Russia Parliament.
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Don Quixote
A comedic book written by Miguel de Cervantes during the Renaissance. The title character is now used to refer to idealists that champion hopeless or fanciful causes.
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domino theory
The idea that countries bordering communist countries were in more danger of falling to communism unless the United States and other western nations worked to prevent it.
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domesticate
To tame an animal to live with, or close to humans.
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Dome of the Rock
First Islamic religious shrine. It was built in 687 C.E., and is located in present day Jerusalem, Israel.
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dome
A hemispherical roof.
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divorce
The legal act of ending a marriage.
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divine right
The justification of monarchy through the word of God.
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