country n ((POLITICAL UNIT)) - definition in American English Dictionary

country

/ˈkʌn·tri/ n [C] (POLITICAL UNIT)

› 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.

(Definition of country n ((POLITICAL UNIT)) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to compete for a position in a sports team or a part in a play

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