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| province | A territory governed as a political division of a country. |
| maritime | Bordering on or near the sea; relating to navigation or shipping. |
| lock | An enclosed section of a canal, in which a ship may be raised or lowered by raising or lowering the level of the water in that section. |
| bedrock | The solid rock underlying the earth's surface. |
| separatism | A movement to win political, religious, or ethnic independence from another group. |
| secede | To withdraw formally from membership in a political or religious organization. |
| customs | Fees charged by a government on imported goods. |
| tariff | A tax imposed by a government on imported goods. |
| NAFTA | North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement, which phased out trade barriers among the United States, Canada, and Mexico. |
