the country
noun
1
: the people who live in a country
The whole country was stunned by the news.
The President has the support of most of the country.
2
: land that is away from big towns and cities : countryside
She lives out in the country.
They prefer the country to the city.
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About 70% of children in Ukraine -- roughly 3.5 million -- do not have access to basic goods and services, such as adequate food or shelter, more than three years into the country's ongoing war with Russia, according to new data published Thursday from UNICEF.
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Bymary Kekatos, ABC News, 10 July 2025
Because of the country's deep ties to the United States, English became Liberia's official language.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 10 July 2025
During Thursday’s press conference, Albanese pointed to an interview on the country’s national broadcaster with a protester, saying the interviewee tried to justify the Melbourne restaurant attack.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
First distilled by the Orthodox monks of Mount Athos over 500 years ago, the spirit is intimately tied to ancient Greek winemaking traditions and is the country’s most varied and cherished distillate, from which others—including ouzo—descend.
—Derek Sandhaus, Saveur, 10 July 2025
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Bymary Kekatos, ABC News, 10 July 2025
Because of the country's deep ties to the United States, English became Liberia's official language.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 10 July 2025
During Thursday’s press conference, Albanese pointed to an interview on the country’s national broadcaster with a protester, saying the interviewee tried to justify the Melbourne restaurant attack.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
First distilled by the Orthodox monks of Mount Athos over 500 years ago, the spirit is intimately tied to ancient Greek winemaking traditions and is the country’s most varied and cherished distillate, from which others—including ouzo—descend.
—Derek Sandhaus, Saveur, 10 July 2025
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“The country.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20country. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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