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noun
Any country that is a subdivision of a larger sovereign state.
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noun
Any country that is a subdivision of a larger sovereign state.
An administrative division of the United Kingdom: one of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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noun
Any country that is a subdivision of a larger sovereign state.
A land of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, of which there are four: the Netherlands proper (comprising its twelve European provinces and the three BES Islands of the Caribbean Netherlands: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba) and the three Caribbean island countries of Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten.
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noun
A sovereign country as a member of a larger organization.
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History
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Across languages
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