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country | American Dictionary

country
noun
us/ˈkʌn·tri/

countrynoun (POLITICAL UNIT)

[ C ]
an area of land that forms an independent political unit with its own government; a nation considered esp. as a place:
Cuba is my native country, but I now live in Florida.

countrynoun (NATURAL LAND)

[ U ]
land that is not in towns, cities, or industrial areas and is either used for farming or left in its natural condition:
I’m spending next weekend in the country with a friend.

Examples of country

country
I think there are encouraging developments in technology that are permitting developed countries to 'do more with less', and increasing incentives to do so.
Although many countries are planning to privatise, there has been little research into the effects of water privatisation.
The government needed professional and politically-minded staff to take on the planned political development of the country over the long haul.
Qualitative interviews were made with 46 respondents who spent at least three months per year in each country.
The citizens of the country constitute an organic whole, which is integrated by the general will of the masses.
They are more physically immature than their peers of the same age in highly developed countries.
On the other hand, such policies have provoked grassroot activism and stimulated senior organisations in quite a few countries.
Economic returns from these projects may provide a strong incentive for such countries to participate.
The public expenditure on blood tests in affluent countries, for instance, could feed entire regions in developing countries.
Which farmers and which regions will be the early adopters of the new technology in developing countries?
All of these countries reported having government regulations to protect patient-level data.
In many developing countries, pollution control regulations are formulated at the national level, but their enforcement is the responsibility of local environmental protection bureaus.
Other nationalities are also represented, from more than 30 other countries.
It was most significant from the reported participation from over 25 countries worldwide that there is a great interest in the development of such methodologies.
Communist parties held a monopoly of power in communist countries.
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Collocations withcountry

country

These are words often used in combination with country.

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adopted country
These figures were closely involved in the debates in their adoptedcountry.
advanced country
In this circumstance, it would not be incorrect to say that the least advancedcountry is the one harmed by trade.
backward country
We are almost the most backward country in the extension of our telephone system.
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