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country noun ( POLITICAL UNIT )

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Definition

[C] an area of land that has its own government, army, etc.
Which is the largest country in Europe?
Sri Lanka is my native country, but I've been living in Belgium for the past five years.
The climate is cooler in the east of the country.
the country
all the people who live in a country
The whole country celebrated the signing of the peace treaty.

(Definition of country noun (POLITICAL UNIT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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