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  • 1country — noun 1 area of land with its own government ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful, fascinating, great ▪ this great country of ours ▪ hot, tropical ▪ …

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  • 2adopted — a|dopt|ed [əˈdɔptıd US əˈda:p ] adj 1.) an adopted child has been legally made part of a family that he or she was not born into ▪ his adopted son 2.) your adopted country is one that you have chosen to live in permanently …

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  • 3adopted — adjective 1 an adopted child has been legally made part of a family that he or she was not born into: his adopted son 2 your adopted country is one that you have chosen to live in permanently …

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  • 4Country code top-level domains with commercial licenses — (ccTLD) are Internet top level domains associated with countries or sovereign states, which, unlike most ccTLDs, have been licensed for worldwide commercial use. A number of the world s smallest countries have licensed their domains in this way.… …

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  • 5country music — a style and genre of largely string accompanied American popular music having roots in the folk music of the Southeast and cowboy music of the West, usually vocalized, generally simple in form and harmony, and typidied by romantic or melancholy… …

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  • 6country music —    Originally known as folk music, old time music, hillbilly or country and western, country music developed in the USA in the early 1920s. The folk music traditions of the UK were among the early influences of country music in the United States …

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  • 7Country rock — For the geological term, see Country rock (geology). Country rock Stylistic origins Folk rock Country music Country folk Cultural origins Late 1960s Southern and Western United States Typical instruments Guitar (acoustic …

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  • 8Country Fire Service — The Country Fire Service is a volunteer based fire service in the state of South Australia in Australia. Many parts of Australia are sparsely populated whilst at the same time they are under significant risk of bushfire. Due to economics, it is… …

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  • 9List of country-name etymologies — This list covers English language country names with their etymologies. Some of these include notes on indigenous names and their etymologies. Countries in italics are endonyms or no longer exist as sovereign political entities. Contents A B C D… …

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  • 10List of country name etymologies — This list covers English language country names with their etymologies. Some of these include notes on indigenous names and their etymologies. Countries in italics no longer exist as sovereign political entities.Aflag|Afghanistan::From Afghan and …

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