Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Words Relating to International Relations/Choir Performance

Since my choir had a performance for dignitaries from around the world today, here are words that have to do with international relations:

Easy
accord
agripower
disarmament
doctrinaire
preferentialism
outsourcing
imbalance
federation
potentate
superpower
trusteeship

Intermediate
aeropolitics
cartel
ambassadorial
deterrence
espionage
asylum
alliance
expatriate
viceroy
jingoish
protocol
treason

Advanced
Balkanize
enclave
rapprochement
weltpolitik
Eurocrat
bellicose
machtpolitik
Hanseatic
maquiladora
mercantilism
renvoi
reconnaissance
satrap
shogunate
thalassocracy

I recall that several members of the choir spoke to people from other countries, in the language they spoke. There were people from Brazil, Spain, Philippines, Germany, Russia, African Countries, America, Finland, China, Korea, Mexico, Canada, Italy, Peru, and many other countries! Members of the choir look forward to this event every year! We sang songs in Swedish, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, English (American, Irish, and British), Chinese, Arabic, Ghanaian - Fanti (can also be spelled Ghanian), and a song originally Maori (we sang it in English).

The best part was meeting people from all over the world. People took pictures of us, asked what country we represented (by our costumes), and spoke to us. I cannot wait to do this next year!

2 comments:

  1. hello Anne,
    I am looking for word origins.Can you guide me where can I find them in archives?
    Thanks.

    You are doing a wonderful job. Super. excellent!!!!

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  2. You're welcome. From July to September there are several languages. Here is the link to the first one: http://annespellingbee.blogspot.com/2011/07/french-wordsrelating-spelling-to-choir.html
    Good luck!

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