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sums

/sʌmz/

Meanings
noun
A type of administrative district used in China, Mongolia, and Russia. In Mongolia, a somon is smaller than a province. In China, it is only used in Inner Mongolia where it is equivalent to a township.

Examples :

""Traveling through Mongolia, we passed many sums, each with its own local government and community." "
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Related Words

Illustration necessarily

necessarily adverb

/ˌnɛsəˈsɛɹəli/

Inevitably; of necessity.

"It is not necessarily true that children get their morals from their parents."

Illustration computation

computation noun

/ˌkɑmpjəˈteɪʃən/ /ˌkɒmpjəˈteɪʃən/

The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.

"The computation of the total cost for the family vacation involved adding up the airfare, hotel expenses, and rental car fees. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration compendium

compendium noun

/kəmˈpɛndiəm/ /kɒmˈpɛndiəm/

A short, complete summary; an abstract.

"The teacher provided a compendium of the main points after the long lecture. "

Illustration government

government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

Illustration administrative

administrative adjective

/ədˈmɪ.nɪs.tɹəˌtɪv/ /ədˈmɪ.nəsˌtɹeɪ.ɾɪv/

Of or relating to administering or administration.

"The school's administrative staff handles student records and schedules. "

Illustration arithmetic

arithmetic noun

/əˈrɪθmətɪk/ /ˈærɪθmətɪk/

The mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

"Learning arithmetic helps children understand basic math concepts like counting and calculating. "

Illustration discussion

discussion noun

/dɪsˈkʊʃən/ /dɪˈskʌʃən/

Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.

"My discussion with the professor was very enlightening."

Illustration objections

objections noun

/əbˈdʒɛkʃənz/

The act of objecting.

"The proposal to shorten lunch break faced several objections from the students. "

Illustration highlighting

highlighting verb

/ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ/ /ˈhaɪˌlaɪɾɪŋ/

To make prominent; emphasize.

"The teacher was highlighting the important vocabulary words in the textbook. "

Illustration equivalent

equivalent noun

/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.

"A pound of apples is the equivalent of two dollars at the market. "

Illustration aggregation

aggregation noun

/æɡɹəˈɡeɪʃən/

The act of collecting together (aggregating).

"The aggregation of student scores showed a significant improvement in math this year. "