Country meaning in English

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Definition

a country: a nation, a state (for example: China, India, Germany, Canada) noun
Note the plural: countries
a developing country a country that is poor but that is becoming more economically or technologically advanced
(my parents live in) the country: (my parents live in) a rural area with fields, trees, etc. noun

Examples

  • "From giant purple egg was born mother country of Kalackistan, then other minor countries like USA, and Belarus and Zimbabwe."
  • "Jonas : Actually Brent, Scandinavia is a region made up of several countries, generally Norway, Denmark and Sweden."
  • "I am talking about the gross domestic product of these countries – the GDP."
  • "Customs Agent : Did you bring cheese, vegetables or animals into the country?"
  • "But though our countries are separated by the Atlantic, there is a strong bond which unites all of us in this room;"
  • "This has been a giant waste of time and money, and a good illustration of what is wrong with this country."
  • "These countries don't sell perfumes."
  • "Brent : So Jonas, Scandinavia is a large country."
  • "Upon his arrival at Peacenikland airport, Philip Cheeter promptly took a taxi to the country's parliament and demanded to be crowned king."
  • "I didn't even know there was a country called Kalackistan."
  • "- a country without violence!"
  • "Philip Cheeter said he decided to become king after reading the Peacenikland Times and discovering that the country was "full of non-violent wimps"."
  • "For years, the British have been buying up homes in countries such as Italy, Spain, and France."
  • "No one was hurt during the revolution but the country did record its first ever act of violence when the former President's bodyguard was slightly pushed."
  • "What do these countries have to do with our sales?"
  • "I feel more prepared to take a leadership position not only in the workplace, but also at the head of a small country again, if ever the need arises."
  • "I promised her that I would bring Democracy, her daughter, to a small country... like on vacation."
  • "Today, as my personal assistant Brian Jones and I explored this city and talked to the native people, I was struck by the differences between our two countries."
  • "Why is forcing democracy on a country so difficult?"
  • "You and your country (have) made it quite clear that you don't want us!"

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