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country
- an area of land with its own people and government 1 being a country 2 the people of a country 3 parts of a country 4 relations between countries 5 moving from one country to another 6 having and showing feelings about your country
1 being a country - an area of land with its own people, government, etc: country, (formal) land Which country do you come from? ◎ Wales, the land of song - a country with its own government: state, (more formal) nation member states of the European Union ◎ the nations of Western Europe - concerning all of a country: national a national newspaper - over the whole of a country: nationwide (adjective, adverb) a nationwide tour/campaign/survey - a country that is headed by a president: republic - a country that is headed by a king or queen: kingdom, monarchy - a country that is a union of states, in which each state retains control of some areas of government business: federation; adjective: federal a federal law ※ more on government GOVERNMENT
2 the people of a country - a person who lives in a country: inhabitant the inhabitants of India - a person who is legally a member of a country: citizen, national; noun (U): citizenship a citizen of the United Kingdom ◎ French citizens/nationals ◎ American citizenship - being a citizen of a particular country: nationality (noun U/C) What nationality are you? ◎ She has Greek nationality. - a person who is born in a particular place: native She lives in England, but she is a native of Scotland. - belonging to the group of people who were the original inhabitants of a country: indigenous, native The indigenous people of New Zealand are the Maoris. ◎ a native American - a man/woman from the same country as you is your fellow countryman/countrywoman - all the citizens of a country: the people (noun plural), country, nation the people of France ◎ The President made a speech to the nation. - the number of people who live in a particular place: population The population of Wales is nearly 3 million. - if there are a lot of people living in a place, it is densely/heavily populated; if there are few people living in a place, it is sparsely/thinly populated - if there are too many people living in a place, it is overpopulated; noun (U): overpopulation
3 parts of a country - a part of a country or of the world: region; adjective: regional - a part of a country: area, district the Lake District - one of the main areas that a country is divided into: province; adjective: provincial - an area in Britain, Ireland or America that has its own local government: county - an official division of a country or a town: district - a line that divides the regions or districts of a country: boundary the county boundary - the town or city where the government of a country is: capital
4 relations between countries - a line that divides two countries, and the land close to it: border, frontier The refugees escaped across the border. ◎ the French border/frontier ◎ an international frontier - if sth belongs to or is connected with a country that is not your own, it is foreign a foreign country ◎ a foreign language - a person who belongs to a foreign country: foreigner - in or to a foreign country: abroad, overseas My grandmother has never been abroad. ◎ to go abroad ◎ Our son lives overseas. - a person who lives outside his/her own country: expatriate - if sth is concerned with what happens inside a country, it is internal, domestic; opposite: external a country's internal political and economic affairs ◎ domestic flights ◎ The current economic problems are caused mainly by external factors. - involving two or more countries: international an international trade agreement ◎ English as an international language - an agreement between two countries to support each other: alliance a military alliance - if two or more countries have formed an alliance, they are allied; a country that you are allied with is your ally Britain is allied with America. ◎ Britain's European allies - a country that is ruled or governed by another country: colony - a group of countries that is governed by one country: empire - if a country is not controlled by another country, it is independent; noun (U): independence Slovenia became independent from Yugoslavia in 1991. - to send goods from one country to another: export sth; noun (U): export goods manufactured for export - to bring goods into one country from another country: import sth; noun (U): import the import of fine wines from abroad - goods which are exported: exports (noun plural); goods which are imported: imports (noun plural)
5 moving from one country to another - an official document that you have to show when you leave or arrive in a country: passport - an official mark in your passport that shows that you can leave or enter a country: visa - to go away from your own country to live abroad permanently: emigrate; noun (U): emigration; a person who does this: emigrant - to enter a country to live there permanently: immigrate; a person who does this: immigrant; the movement of immigrants into a country: immigration (noun U) My grandfather was an immigrant to this country. ◎ The government is worried about the increase in immigration. - a person who goes to another country to look for work: migrant; adjective: migrant a migrant worker ※ being forced to leave a country - to send a foreigner away from a country officially: deport sb; noun (C/U): deportation - to force sb to live outside their own country for political reasons: exile sb; noun (U): exile; a person who lives outside their own country for political reasons: exile Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena. ◎ to go into exile ◎ to live in exile ◎ Europe was flooded with exiles after the Russian Revolution. - a person who is forced to leave their country because it is difficult or dangerous for them to live there: refugee political/economic refugees ◎ a refugee camp - protection that a government offers to people who have left their own country for political reasons: political asylum (noun U) to ask for political asylum - if you are not a citizen of any country, you are stateless; noun (U): statelessness
6 having and showing feelings about your country - the country where you were born, or where you feel that you belong: homeland, home country, (formal) native land - the special song of a country: national anthem - a flag that is used as a symbol of a country: national flag ※ more on flags FLAG - the wish of a people to form an independent country: nationalism (noun U); adjective: nationalistic; a person who wishes this: nationalist Welsh nationalism ◎ nationalistic feelings ◎ a Scottish nationalist - love of your country: patriotism (noun U); adjective: patriotic; opposite: unpatriotic - a person who loves their country: patriot - to harm or be disloyal to your country: betray sth; noun (C/U): betrayal She betrayed her country by selling secrets to the enemy. - the crime of helping your country's enemies: treason (noun U); a person who betrays their country: traitor to commit treason
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