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My Grandma immigrated from the old country: now Croatia.
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Terry Pluto, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023
In those years, Grief had become a peculiar relation from the old country, one who kept apart and spoke another language.
—Kathy Flann, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
For decades, The Venetian became a social hub for local Italian-Americans and others who wanted authentic food from the old country.
—Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2022
Go holiday shopping in the old country, sample dark ales, listen to princesses or a jazz artist sing and pick out a Christmas tree or ornaments.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2022
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Terry Pluto, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023
In those years, Grief had become a peculiar relation from the old country, one who kept apart and spoke another language.
—Kathy Flann, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
For decades, The Venetian became a social hub for local Italian-Americans and others who wanted authentic food from the old country.
—Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2022
Go holiday shopping in the old country, sample dark ales, listen to princesses or a jazz artist sing and pick out a Christmas tree or ornaments.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2022
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“Old country.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20country. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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