In this task, you're given a sentence and your task is to generate a simplified sentence that focuses on lexical paraphrasing from the original sentence given in the input.
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Question: the term is generally applied to all of morocco , algeria , and tunisia , but in older arabic usage pertained only to the area of the three countries between the high ranges of the atlas mountains and the mediterranean sea.

Answer: the term is generally applied to all of morocco , algeria , and tunisia , but in older arabic usage related only to the area of the three countries between the high ranges of the atlas mountains and the mediterranean sea.


Question: the endpoints where a continental divide meets the coast are not always definite , because the exact border between adjacent bodies of water is usually not clearly defined.

Answer: the endpoints where a continental divide meets the coast are not always definite , because the exact border between adjacent bodies of water is usually not understand defined.


Question: 157 – 69 and are regarded by some as the cultural ancestors of the western turks – the present-day inhabitants of azerbaijan , turkey , and turkmenistan.

Answer:
1 . 157 - 69 and are considered by some as the cultural ancestors of the western turks , the present day inhabitants of azerbaijan , turkey , and turkmenistan.