3TG
Definitions
Abbreviation of tin, tungsten, tantalum, gold, four common conflict minerals.
abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Examples
“Tantalum was, for a long time, sourced largely from the DRC, where rebels and the army alike forced children and slaves to work⟳ in mines and used the mining profits to sustain their campaigns of violence. Mass rapes, child soldiers, and genocides have⟳ been bankrolled by the 3TG.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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