country  /ˈkən tri/ ? Meaning of "country"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) a politically organized body of people under a single government
  2. (n) the territory occupied by a nation
  3. (n) the people who live in a nation or country
  4. (n) an area outside of cities and towns
  5. (n) a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

Usage(s):

  1. Dig deeper into the data behind a country's ranking, and there are often surprises lurking.
  2. In a country obsessed with thy neighbor's morality, Inul's dancing was deemed pornographic.
  3. PTI correspondent Donald Macintyre spent 12 years in Japan - and found a country less than frank and open.
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