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COUNTRIES

Definition: COUNTRIES

COUNTRIES

Plural

1. Of Country

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "COUNTRIES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Country

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

simple:Country

A country, a land, or a state, is a geographical area and an independent political entity with its own government, administration, laws, often a constitution, police, military, tax rules, and people. Some countries are nation states - for example France or Israel. In these nation states one particular nation is dominant. Other countries, such as People's Republic of China, Spain or United Kingdom contain several nations (or, at least, some parts of the population call themselves a nation), in spite of some of them considering themselves as nation states.

Sometimes, parts of states with a distinct history or culture are called "lands" or "countries": England, Scotland and Wales - three nations on the island of Great Britain are sometimes called countries, even though they are administrative components of the State of the United Kingdom.

The terms country, nation, state and land are often used as synonyms, but in a more strict usage they are distinguished:

Countries with exclaves

These countries consist of two non-contiguous parts, separated by land of one or more other countries). The smaller part (the exclave) is put in parentheses.

A semi-autonomous area consisting of two parts:

See also

External links to information by country

Country is also a short form for

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County

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Originally, the county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count (in Great Britain, an earl, though the original earldoms covered larger areas) by reason of that office. The term has since tended to represent a geographical unit of administration intermediate between the larger state or province, and the smaller township or municipality.

County governments are typically responsible for services such as record-keeping, elections administration, and judicial administration.

Canada

Five of Canada's ten provinces are divided into counties. In Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, these are local government units, whereas in Quebec and Prince Edward Island they are now only geographical divisions. Most counties consist of several municipalities, however there are a few that consist of a single large city. In sparcely populated northern Ontario and Quebec, these units are called "districts" not "counties", and in densely populated south-central Ontario new "regional municipalities" are used for local government instead of counties.

See also:

Divisions of the Other provinces:

China

The word "county" is the general English translation for the Chinese term xiàn (县 or 縣 pinyin xian4) which marks a level of government below the province. On Taiwan, the freezing of the administration of Taiwan province has left the county the major governmental level below the ROC national government. On Mainland China, some provinces have reorganized themselves to add a layer of administration known as the prefecture (地 dì "region") between the county and the provincial government.

Such English nomenclature was adopted following the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC). The number of counties in China proper numbers about 2000, and has remained more or less constant since the Han dynasty. The county remains one of the oldest levels of government in China and significantly predates the establishment of provinces in the Ming dynasty. The county government was particularly important in imperial China because this was the lowest layer at which the imperial government functioned.

In older context, "prefecture" and "district" are alternative terms to refer to xiàn before ROC.

The head of a county is the magistrate.

See also: Counties of Taiwan

France

The historical counties of France were abolished in 1790 and incorporated in the new départements created following the Revolution. The term survives, however, in the name of the Franche-Comté region, the former Free County of Burgundy.

Ireland

The island of Ireland was originally divided into 32 counties in the nineteenth century, of which 26 later formed the Republic of Ireland and 6 made up Northern Ireland. The counties were grouped into 4 provinces - Leinster (12), Munster (6) Connacht (5) and Ulster (9). In the Republic each county is administered by an elected County Council. In the 1970s in Northern Ireland and in the 1990s in the Republic of Ireland the existing county numbers and boundaries were reformed. In the Republic, for example Dublin County was broken in four, forming Dublin City, Dublin County, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and Fingal. In addition 'County Tipperary' is actually two counties, called Tipperary North Riding and Tipperary South Riding, while major urban centres like Cork and Limerick have been separated from rural counties. Thus, though sometimes nicknamed the 'Twenty Six Counties' by some republicans, the Republic of Ireland actually now has thirty-three counties.

Japan

"County" is one of the translations of gun (郡), which is a subdivision of prefecture. It is also translated as rural district, rural area or district. The translation "district" is not preferred, because it comes into conflict with the usual translation of "district", choume (丁目). In this enyclopedia, district is used for gun. See Japanese translation note.

In the present, "counties" have no political power or administrative function. The division is mainly significant in postal services.

Norway

Norway is divided into 19 Counties (sing. fylke, plur. fylker) as of 1972. Up to this year Bergen was a separate county, but is today a municipality in the county of Hordaland. All counties are divided into municipalities, (sing. kommune, plur. kommuner), the ones with incorporated cities being called city municipalities (sing. bykommune, plur. bykommuner). The county of Oslo is equivalent to the municipality of Oslo.

Each county has its own assembly (fylkesting) whose representatives are elected every 4 years together with representatives to the municipality councils. The counties handle matters as high schools and local roads, and until recently hospitals as well. This responsibility is now transferred to the state, and there is a debate on the future of the county as an administrative entity. Some people, and parties, such as the Conservatives, Høyre, call for the abolishment of the counties once and for all, while others merely want to merger some of them into larger regions.

Serbia and Montenegro

In Serbia and Montenegro, Serbia is divided into 29 counties (okrug) and the city of Belgrade, each of which is further divided into municipalities (opŃtina) while Montenegro is directly divided into 21 municipalities.

Sweden

The Swedish division into Counties was established in 1634, and was based on an earlier division into Provinces. Sweden is today divided into 21 Counties, and each County is further divided into Municipalities. At the County level there is a County Administrative Board led by a Governor appointed by the central Government of Sweden, as well as an elected County Council that handles a separate set of issues, notably Hospitals and Public transportation.

The Swedish term used is Län, which litterally means Fief.

United Kingdom

Great Britain is divided into 86 counties, and Northern Ireland into 6 counties. The ages and the origins of the Counties of Britain vary. Most of those of England pre-date the Norman conquest. The thirteen Counties of Wales were fixed by Statute in 1539 and most of those of Scotland are of at least this age. In 1888 administrative areas (county councils) were based on them. Various reorganisations of administration since have detached most of the counties from a role in local government, and many survive (as in the U.S.) as solely geographical designations. Modern local government in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and a large part of England is based on the concept of smaller unitary authorities, a system similar to that proposed for most of Great Britain in the 1960s. See Traditional counties of England, Scotland and Wales

United States

The term "county" is also used in 48 of the 50 states of the United States for the level of local government below the state itself. Louisiana uses the term "parishes" and Alaska uses "boroughs". The power of the county government varies widely from state to state as does the relationship between counties and incorporated cities. In New England, counties function primarily as judicial court districts (in fact, in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, they have even lost this function and are solely geographic designations), and most local power is in the form of towns. Lists of counties by state can be found through U.S. Counties. Each county contains a county seat which serves as the county's capital city. County sheriffs are the principal agents of law enforcement in some states, for areas outside of cities and towns.

See also: Subnational entity, List of subnational entities

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "County."

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List of countries

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

This is an alphabetical list of the countries of the world.

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see also: WikiProject Countries
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The below list contains both states and dependent territories, see country, state, nation state for some explanation of the difference between these. There is a list of dependent territories, dependent areas should be removed from this list and moved to their proper place. Other articles focus on imaginary countries, micronations and former countries (see List of extinct countries, empires, etc).

The WikiProject Countries is an attempt to formulate a template for the country articles and expands articles with public domain sources (see Status of the porting of the CIA World Factbook, Status of the porting of U.S. Dept of State info).

For more sources, see Geographic references.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

Afghanistan - Albania - Algeria - Andorra - Angola - Antigua and Barbuda - Argentina - Armenia - Australia - Austria - Azerbaijan

B

Bahamas - Bahrain - Bangladesh - Barbados - Belarus - Belgium - Belize - Benin - Bhutan - Bolivia - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Botswana - Brazil - Brunei - Bulgaria - Burkina Faso - Burma (now Myanmar) - Burundi

C

Cambodia - Cameroon - Canada - Cape Verde - Central African Republic - Chad - Chile - People's Republic of China - Republic of China1 (Taiwan) - Colombia - Comoros - Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) - Republic of the Congo - Cook Islands2 - Costa Rica - Côte d'Ivoire - Croatia - Cuba - Cyprus - Czech Republic

D

Denmark - Djibouti - Dominica - Dominican Republic

E

East Timor - Ecuador - Egypt - El Salvador - Equatorial Guinea - Eritrea - Estonia - Ethiopia

F

Fiji - Finland - France

G

Gabon - The Gambia - Georgia - Germany - Ghana - Greece - Grenada - Guatemala - Guinea - Guinea-Bissau - Guyana

H

Haiti - Holy See (see Vatican City4) - Honduras - Hungary

I

Iceland - India - Indonesia - Iran - Iraq - Ireland - Israel - Italy - Ivory Coast (see Côte d'Ivoire)

J

Jamaica - Japan - Jordan

K

Kazakhstan - Kenya - Kiribati - Korea, North - Korea, South - Kuwait - Kyrgyzstan

L

Laos - Latvia - Lebanon - Lesotho - Liberia - Libya - Liechtenstein - Lithuania - Luxembourg

M

Republic of Macedonia6- Madagascar - Malawi - Malaysia - Maldives - Mali - Malta - Marshall Islands - Mauritania - Mauritius - Mexico - Federated States of Micronesia - Moldova - Monaco - Mongolia - Morocco - Mozambique - Myanmar

N

Namibia - Nauru - Nepal - Netherlands - New Zealand (Aotearoa) - Nicaragua - Niger - Nigeria - Niue2 - North Korea - Norway

O

Oman

P

Pakistan - Palau - Palestine (see West Bank, Gaza Strip)3 - Panama - Papua New Guinea - Paraguay - Peru - Philippines - Poland - Portugal - Puerto Rico

Q

Qatar

R

Romania - Russia - Rwanda

S

Saint Kitts and Nevis - Saint Lucia - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Samoa - San Marino - São Tomé and Príncipe - Saudi Arabia - Senegal - Serbia and Montenegro - Seychelles - Sierra Leone - Singapore - Slovakia - Slovenia - Solomon Islands - Somalia - South Africa - South Korea - Spain - Sri Lanka - Sudan - Suriname - Swaziland - Sweden - Switzerland - Syria

T

Taiwan (see Republic of China1) - Tajikistan - Tanzania - Thailand - Timor Leste (see East Timor) - Togo - Tonga - Trinidad and Tobago - Tunisia - Turkey - Turkmenistan - Tuvalu

U

Uganda - Ukraine - United Arab Emirates - United Kingdom - United States of America - Uruguay - Uzbekistan

V

Vanuatu - Vatican City4 (Holy See) - Venezuela - Vietnam

W

Western Sahara5 - Western Samoa (now Samoa)

Y

Yemen

Z

Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) - Zambia - Zimbabwe

Notes

About the status/sovereignty of countries listed
  • 1 Republic of China (Taiwan): see Political status of Taiwan
  • 2 Cook Islands and Niue: In free association with New Zealand; see also Niue Constitution Act 1974 (NZ)
  • 3 Palestine: "State of Palestine" was declared 1988 and recognized by a series of Arab and Muslim countries, see also: proposals for a Palestinian state and Palestinian territories. Gaza Strip, West Bank, Israel include country articles about areas in the Palestine region.
  • 4 Vatican: see Holy See
  • 5 Western Sahara: see Politics of Western Sahara
  • 6 Republic of Macedonia: known internationally as the "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (see there).

Related topics

  • Geography
  • The Earth
  • Continent
  • For an alphabetic list of countries and territories, see Wikipedia:Status of the porting of the CIA World Factbook.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of countries."

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Nation

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

A nation is a group of people sharing aspects of their language, culture and/or ethnicity. The name derives from Latin natio and originally described the colleagues in a college or students, above all at the University of Paris, who were all born within a pays, spoke the same language and expected to be ruled by their own familiar law. In 1383 and 1384, while studying theology at Paris, John Gerson was twice elected procurator for the French 'nation' (the French-born Francophone students at the University).

While today many nations appear to co-incide with an independent state (a nation-state), this happenstance occurred comparatively rarely in pre-modern history; the rise of nationalism in the 18th and 19th century saw the idea that each nation deserves its own state gain momentum in Europe. Today too, however, many nations exist without a state, such as the Kurds and the native American nations, whereas many states comprise several nations, such as Belgium and Spain.

In common usage, terms such as nation, country, land and state often appear as near-synonyms, i.e., for a territory under a single sovereign government, or the inhabitants of such a territory, or the government itself; in other words, a de jure or de facto state.

In a somewhat more strict sense, however, nation denominates a people in contrast to country which denominates a territory, whereas state expresses a legitimised administrative institution.

The idea of a nation remains somewhat vague, in that there is generally no strict definition for exactly who is considered to be a member of any particular nation. Many modern states show a great diversity of cultural behaviours and ethnic backgrounds. England may furnish a classic example: a territory which is not a state, since it has no government of its own, and which has large immigrant populations and diverse cultural behaviour, yet which is often described as a nation.

Governments of stable nation-states may address this problem by granting nationality, sometimes distinguished from citizenship, to those who have one or both parents already possessing nationality, or who are born within the country in question. When granting nationality to immigrants, authorities sometimes apply language and cultural knowledge tests, but now often ignore ethnicity in order to avoid racism and/or the accusation thereof.

Groups which are in some way culturally coherent (or who claim to be) are sometimes described as nations, despite not sharing a territory (see diaspora). Examples of such concepts include the Romany nation, the Jewish nation (especially before the creation of the state of Israel), the Melungeon nation and the Queer nation.

See also: National emblem, Micronation, identity.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Nation."

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State

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

This article discusses states as sovereign political entities. For other meanings, see State (disambiguation).

In international law and international relations, a state is a political entity possessing sovereignty, i.e. not being subject to any higher political authority.

The definition of "state" in the meaning of a political subdivisions of some countries, is related as it emphasizes the intention of a confederation where these state governments are seen as possessing some powers independently of the federal government. Often these states existed before their creation of a federal régime.

In casual language, the idea of a "state" and a "country" are usually regarded as synonymous, although some speakers, notably in the United States, make efforts to use "country" or "nation" for the sovereign entities. Others would primarily understand "the State" as a synonym for "the Government", or be careful to distinguish between a territorial "country" and a "nation" of people.

The legal criteria for statehood are generally accepted to be those set out in Article 1 of the Montevideo Convention. "The state as a person of international law should possess the following qualifications: (a) a permanent population; (b) a defined territory; (c) government; and (d) capacity to enter into relations with the other states." (The Montevideo is a regional American convention; but the principles contained in this article have been generally recognized as an accurate statement of customary international law.) However, some have questioned whether these criteria are sufficient.

A major issue is the difference between the constitutive and declarative theories of recognition of states. According to the constitutive theory, a state exists only insofar as it is recognized by other states. The declarative theory, by contrast, holds that the existence of a state is independent of its recognition by other states. Which theory is correct is a controversial issue in international law. An example in practice was the collapse of central government in Somalia in the early 1990s: the Montevideo convention would imply that the state of Somalia no longer existed, and the subsequently declared republic of Somaliland (comprising part of the so-called "former" Somalia) may meet the criteria for statehood. However the self-declared republic has not achieved recognition by other states.

A further controversy, within political philosophy, centers on the question of when the state came into being, and what its basic characteristics are. The sociologist Norbert Elias famously defined the state as an institution that has a monopoly on legitimate violence in a particular geographic area. One of the most basic characteristics of a state is regulation of property rights, investment, trade and the commodity markets (in food, fuel, etc.) typically using its own currency. Although states increasingly cede these powers to trade bloc entities, e.g. North American Free Trade Agreement, European Union, it is always controversial to do so, and opens the question of whether these blocs are in fact simply larger states. The study of political economy which evolved into the modern study of economics studies these specific questions in more detail.

A problem is that states are often to some extent dependent of dominant and more powerful states, and/or by their free will subject to higher political authorities, as for instance the United Nations, the European Union, the World Trade Organization or other international organizations. However, although states often are in practice subject in this way, they are much stronger in relation to international organizations or other states than lower (substate) political subdivisions normally are in relation to states. But the trend at the moment is for the power of superstate levels of governance to increase, and there is no sign of this increase abating. Many (especially those who favour constitutional theories of international law) therefore reject as outdated the idea of sovereignty, and view the state as just the chief political subdivision of the planet.

See also:

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: COUNTRIES

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField
ACP countriesEnglishCountries in Africa,the Carribean and the Pacific which have concluded the Lomé Convention with the European CommunityEconomics, Politics & International Affaires
COCOSEnglishCo-ordinating Committee for Manufacturers of Static Converters in the Common Market CountriesIndustry

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Crosswords: COUNTRIES

English words defined with "COUNTRIES": Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries. (references)
Specialty definitions using "COUNTRIES": affected countriesCentral and Eastern European CountriesDeveloped Countries, Developing countriesFirst World CountriesLife-Third Countries, low income countriesOrganization of Petroleum Exporting CountriesThird World CountriesUnderrepresented Countries, Natives ofVisegrad Countries. (references)
Etymologies containing "COUNTRIES": Gourami. (references)

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Modern Usage: COUNTRIES

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Garth, marriage is punishment for shoplifting in some countries! (Wayne's World; writing credit: Mike Myers, Bonnie Turner and Terry Turner. Based on the sketch from Saturday Night Live.)

You are the foxiest bitch in ten countries. (Boogie Nights; writing credit: Paul Thomas Anderson.)

If people in really poor countries can't get food, does that mean they can't get diet soda either (Daria; writing credit: Glenn Eichler; Peggy Nicoll)

Wait a minute, Meathead, I never call them countries Chinks (All in the Family; writing credit: Johnny Speight; Norman Lear)

Joey, she was listing the countries she's done it in. (Friends; writing credit: Jörn O. Jensen; Birger Larsen)

Lyrics

Imagine there's no countries ("Imagine"; performing artist: John Lennon)

I've sailed to foreign countries and I've walked upon their shores (Pamela Brown; performing artist: Tom T. Hall)

Clever

When riding a dead horse (government), try arranging to visit other countries to see how other cultures ride dead horses. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

One Street Two Countries (1955)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: COUNTRIES

DomainTitle

References

  • Schroder Emerging Countries Fund Plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • 10 Years on 2 Wheels: 77 Countries, 250,000 Miles (reference)

  • 'Are Those Kids Yours?': American Families With Children Adopted from Other Countries (reference)

  • Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries (Library of the Mystic Arts) (reference)

  • Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries (reference)

  • Scott 2003 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, Volume 5: Countries of the World P-Si (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  • Journal Of Economic Cooperation Among Islamic Countries (reference)

  • Travel Between Canada And Other Countries (reference)

  • Official Statistics Of The Countries Of The Commonwealth Of Independent States - Cd-Rom (reference)

  • Energy Indicators Of Developing Member Countries (reference)

  • Trends In Private Investment In Developing Countries (reference)

    (more periodical examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: COUNTRIES

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Photo Album: COUNTRIES

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In 1980, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the global eradication of smallpox and recommended that all countries cease vaccination. Credit: CDC.

The child is being vaccinated in both arms using a Hypospray Jet Gun. In 1980, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the global eradication of smallpox, and recommended that all countries cease vaccination. Credit: CDC.

Undersea technologies from other countries. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

Heart Attacks Are Developing in Developing Countries : Prevent them now. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Brownies as tourists from different countries at Rock of Gibraltar] / Palmer Cox. Credit: Library of Congress.

Roosevelt's Central American Peace pact crying as all of the countries run away from him. Credit: Library of Congress.

Stream of passengers at New York International Airport where about 15,000 travellers weekly ... arrived and departed for foreign countries in 1951. Credit: Library of Congress.

World map showing population distribution of Communist Party members by continent and select countries. Credit: Library of Congress.

Pole with flags of different countries; sailboats in background, Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress.

Catania, Sicily. Looking at photos and reading the news of life in Allied countries. This is of particular interest to Sicilians because it had been denied them during the Fascist years. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: COUNTRIES
 

"Pearl Monument" by Ivan Raszl
Commentary: "The Pearl Monument, also known as the GCC monument simbolizes the 6 GCC countries. The huge concrete ball simbolizes a natural pearl, which was Bahrain's most important export product before the oil was found in the region."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Familiar Quotations: COUNTRIES

AuthorQuotation

Alexis De Tocqueville

In countries where associations are free, secret societies are unknown. In America there are factions, but no conspiracies.

Benjamin Disraeli

Great countries are those that produce great people.

Charles De Montesquieu

Countries are well cultivated, not as they are fertile, but as they are free.

Denis Diderot

Morals are in all countries the result of legislation and government; they are not African or Asian or European: they are good or bad.

George F. Baer

Persecution in intellectual countries produces a superficial conformity, but also underneath an intense, incessant, implacable doubt.

Senator Carl Schurz

Consider: if you incorporate those tropical countries with the Republic of the United States, you will have to incorporate their people too.

Sir Thomas Overbury

He disdains all thing above his reach, and preferreth all countries before his own.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: COUNTRIES

AuthorDateQuotation

John Locke

1690

And there are instances to be found in all countries, which shew, that it is not the change of nations in the persons of their governors, but the change of government, that gives the offence. (Second Treatise of Government)

Communist Manifesto

1848

WORKING MEN OF ALL COUNTRIES, UNITE! (reference)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

They may not be sold or disposed of to foreign countries. (reference)

Winston S. Churchill

1946

Workmen from all countries must build that temple. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

United Nations

1948

Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: COUNTRIES

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

This congregation had put out branches in all the Catholic countries of Europe

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

They were all in different countries and the countries were in continents and the continents were in the world and the world was in the universe

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

And he appealed to me whether in those countries I had traveled as well as my own, I had not observed the same general disposition

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

In some countries a hunting parson is no uncommon sight

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: COUNTRIES

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Is prevalent in many countries worldwide. (references)

Diphtheria remains endemic in developing countries. (references)

Detailed responses were received from 15 countries. (references)

Business

This is far lower than in most other E.U. countries. (references)

For all other countries, the autonomous rates apply. (references)

Facilitates cross-border sales with other countries. (references)

Children

Thailand

Many are thought to come from neighboring countries, including Cambodia and Burma. (references)

Netherlands

In past years, several Dutch citizens have been tried and convicted for the abuse of minors in other countries; however, there were no such convictions reported during the year. (references)

Afghanistan

The Taliban reportedly also barred Afghan students from traveling abroad, even to Islamic countries, to complete their education, although this restriction reportedly was not always enforced in practice, and a number of children, including many females related to the Taliban leadership, were able to obtain a foreign education. (references)

Civil Liberties

Cuba

Sanchez visited a number of countries before he returned. (references)

India

Refugees are not required to make claims in other countries. (references)

Russia

Of these 117 were from the countries of the former Soviet Union. (references)

Economic History

Qatar

End-users: Asian countries. (references)

Norway

Norway is one of the world's richest countries. (references)

Morocco

Morocco has similar agreements with 29 countries. (references)

Human Rights

Angola

Internally displaced persons (IDP's) and refugees fled to government-held areas or neighboring countries. (references)

Nigeria

The NHRC was establishing zonal affiliates in each of the countries six political regions during the year. (references)

Equatorial Guinea

Local authorities singled out foreigners from neighboring countries for harassment such as verbal intimidation and extortion. (references)

Indigenous People

Indonesia

In 2000 Presidium Council leaders traveled throughout the province to publicize the results of the congress, regularly met with government officials in Jakarta, and journeyed to other countries to advance the Papuan cause. (references)

Minorities

Kuwait

Since July 2000, when the new law went into effect, 39,000 bidoon have been documented as citizens of other countries. (references)

Austria

This included 69 percent of families from the countries of the former Yugoslavia, and 76 percent of Turkish households. (references)

Political Economy

UKRAINE

Ukraine ranks among the poorest countries in Europe. (references)

EL SALVADOR

This rating is ahead of many other Latin American countries. (references)

JAMAICA

Goods originating from CARICOM countries are not subject to import duties. (references)

Political Rights

Venezuela

On July 30, 2000, in voting that observers from the Organization of American States and various countries judged to be generally free and fair, voters elected President Chavez again, with 59 percent of the vote. (references)

Lesotho

Despite opposition coalition claims, the Langa Commission, composed of international observers from four southern African countries, reported no definitive findings of vote rigging or fraud; however, post-election management of electoral and polling station data was poor. (references)

Guinea

Observers from various organizations affiliated chiefly with developing countries issued a statement that found no fault with the election-day vote-casting process; however, observers from European and other credible foreign organizations did not endorse that statement, which was issued before the election results were announced and which did not address the registration, campaigning, and vote-counting processes. (references)

Trade

Bahrain

Duty-free access to GCC countries is possible from Bahrain. (references)

New Zealand

Products from certain South Pacific countries enter duty free. (references)

Uruguay

Goods entering from MERCOSUR countries generally pay no tariffs. (references)

Travel

Slovak Rep

The week is defined as in many European countries. (references)

Uzbekistan

Other rules pertain to citizens of other countries. (references)

Senegal

International calls to most countries can be dialed directly. (references)

Women

Kuwait

Prostitutes generally are deported to their countries of origin. (references)

New Zealand

The influx of persons from countries in which FGM is prevalent has slowed. (references)

Saudi Arabia

It is not always clear whether the procedure occurred in Saudi Arabia or the workers' home countries. (references)

Worker Rights

South Africa

Namibia and Botswana reportedly are transit countries. (references)

Cote d'Ivoire

Children also are trafficked into the country from countries other than Mali. (references)

Georgia

Men typically were trafficked to the same countries to perform construction work. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

RIGHTEOUSNESS, n. A sturdy virtue that was once found among the Pantidoodles inhabiting the lower part of the peninsula of Oque. Some feeble attempts were made by returned missionaries to introduce it into several European countries, but it appears to have been imperfectly expounded. An example of this faulty exposition is found in the only extant sermon of the pious Bishop Rowley, a characteristic passage from which is here given: "Now righteousness consisteth not merely in a holy state of mind, nor yet in performance of religious rites and obedience to the letter of the law. It is not enough that one be pious and just: one must see to it that others also are in the same state; and to this end compulsion is a proper means. Forasmuch as my injustice may work ill to another, so by his injustice may evil be wrought upon still another, the which it is as manifestly my duty to estop as to forestall mine own tort. Wherefore if I would be righteous I am bound to restrain my neighbor, by force if needful, in all those injurious enterprises from which, through a better disposition and by the help of Heaven, I do myself restrain."

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: COUNTRIES

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Al Hunt

Congressman, let me return to your trip to the Middle East. As well as Israel, you also went to four Arab countries, and you specifically praised the Egyptians for the help they've offered in our war against terrorism.

Dennis Miller

For many developing countries progress is hobbled by decades of internal strife.

Mohammed Aldouri

I hope that this war will not happen at all, and we hope that we will finish one day with this question of inspections, and to be in a very normal relationship, not only with the United Nations, but with all other countries, including United States.

Ray Kelly

Well, I think that you have to look at factors such as where flights are coming from. There's high-risk flights, there's high-risk countries. I'm talking about drugs, but also that's true as far as terrorists are concerned.

Rush Limbaugh

You know, I'm waiting for a poll of the American people asking what we think about what the Europeans are doing to screw up their own countries.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: COUNTRIES

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

George Washington

1789-1797There is an opinion that parties in free countries are useful checks upon the administration of the government, and serve to keep live the spirit of liberty.

Thomas Jefferson

1801-1809Whether this would produce a due equality in the navigation between the two countries is a subject for your consideration.

Andrew Jackson

1829-1837I could not doubt that by this course the interests and honor of both countries would be best consulted.

Harry S. Truman

1945-1953Negotiations with other lend-lease countries are in progress.

John F. Kennedy

1961-1963Chairman, both of our countries have great unfinished tasks and I know that your people as well as those of the United States can ask for nothing better than to pursue them free from the fear of war.

Lyndon B. Johnson

1963-1969Governments in the developing countries must take such facts into consideration.

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981Countries that respect human rights make stronger allies and better friends.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989Democracy already flourishes in countries with very different cultures and historical experiences.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001So for far more than baseball, Sammy Sosa, you are a hero to two countries.

George W. Bush

2001-2005My hope is that all nations will heed our call, and eliminate the terrorist parasites who threaten their countries and our own.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: COUNTRIES

"COUNTRIES" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "COUNTRIES" is used about 16,751 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (plural)100%16,751555

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: COUNTRIES

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "COUNTRIES".
 
NameGenderLanguageMeaning
LeummimN/ABiblical

Countries

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

 

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Usage in Company Names: COUNTRIES

CountryName
United Kingdom

Schroder Emerging Countries Fund Plc

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expression: COUNTRIES

Expressions using "COUNTRIES": adjoining countries affected countries benelux countries deficit countries developed countries Developing Countries east europe countries foreign countries harmonised nomenclature for the foreign trade statistics of the EEC countries harmonized nomenclature for the foreign trade statistics of the EEC countries iron curtain countries league of arabian countries low countries low income countries Newly Industrialising Countries oil exporter countries oil producer countries Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries overseas countries small countries the benelux countries the low countries underdeveloped countries Visegrad countries. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "COUNTRIES": countries--a, Countries-brazil, countries-during, countries-have, countries--have, Countries-nepal.

Ending with "COUNTRIES": member-countries.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: COUNTRIES

Language Translations for "COUNTRIES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

vendet e ulëta (low countries, Netherlands), beneluksi (low countries). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏الجامعة العربية (league of arabian countries). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

развиващи се страни (underdeveloped countries), холандия и белгия (low countries). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

国家 (country, Nation, up-country). (various references)

   

Czech

  

cizina (foreign countries, foreign land), cizí zemì (foreign countries), nizozemí (the low countries), nezúèastnìné státy (non-aligned countries), holandsko (Holland, low countries). (various references)

   

Danish

  

Central-og Sydamerika,landene i Central-og Sydamerika (Central and South America, countries of Central and South America), EF-initiativ for økonomisk støtte til partnerskabslande i Centraleuropa, indtil de når et niveau, hvor de selv vil være i stand til at varetage forpligtelser som medlemmer af Den Europæiske Union (European Union initiative providing grant finance to support its partner countries in Central Europe to the stage where they are ready to assume the obligations of European Union membership, PHARE), et Europa,trofast over for deres venskaber med andre stater,overbevist om den rolle,der tilkommer det med hensyn til at fremme den internationale afspaending og tilnaermelsen mellem alle folk (conscious of the role it has to play in promoting the relaxation of international tension and the rapprochement among all peoples, true to its friendly relations with outside countries), EU-initiativ for økonomisk støtte til partnerskabslande i Centraleuropa,indtil de når et niveau,hvor de selv vil være i stand til at varetage forpligtelser som medlemmer af Den Europæiske Union (European Union initiative providing grant finance to support its partner countries in central Europe to the stage where they are ready to assume the obligations of European Union membership, Phare), EU-Phare Credo-programmet for grænseoverskridende samarbejde mellem centraleuropæiske lande (EU-Phare Credo, EU-Phare Credo programme - Cross-border cooperation between Central European countries), exceptionelle handelsforanstaltninger for lande og territorier, der deltager i eller er knyttet til Den Europæiske Unions stabiliserings- og associeringsproces (exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process), faktiske priser paa de vigtigste importerende tredjelandsmarkeder (prices ruling on markets of the main importing third countries), Flerårigt program for aktiviteter inden for den nukleare sektor vedrørende sikkerhed i forbindelse med transport af radioaktivt materiale samt sikkerhedskontrol og vedrørende industrisamarbejde med henblik på at fremme visse sikkerhedsaspekter i kerne (Multiannual programme of action in the nuclear sector, relating to the safe transport of radioactive materials and to safeguards and industrial cooperation to promote certain aspects of the safety of nuclear installations in countries currently participating in the Tacis programme, SURE), klasse 1,industrialiserede vestlige tredjelande (class 1, Western industrialized third countries), Foranstaltninger på området HIV/AIDS i udviklingslandene (HIV/AIDS-related operations in developing countries), Den mellemstatlige gruppe vedrørende de mindst udviklede lande (Intergovernmental Group on the Least Developed Countries), Grønbog om forbindelserne mellen den Europæiske Union og AVS-landene på tærsklen til det 21.århundrede-Udfordringer og muligheder for et nyt partnerskab (Green Paper on relations between the European Union and the ACP countries on the eve of the 21st century-Challenges and options for a new partnership), hvidbog,der skal sikre respekten for menneskerettighederne i Unionens forbindelser med tredjlande (White Paper aimed at ensuring compliance with human rights in the EU's relations with third countries), i nogle lande modtager den længstlevende ægtefælle en arvelod som tvangsarv (some countries grant a certain reserved portion to the surviving spouse), idet de tager passende hensyn til film fra lande,hvis filmproduktion er mindre kendt (giving due consideration to films from countries whose cinematographic works are less well known), ikke nærmere angivet land eller område (countries and territories not determined), import af embryoer fra tredjelande (import of embryos from third countries), afstemning af indvandringspolitikken over for tredjelande (consultation on immigration policies vis-à-vis third countries), flyttegodstransport til og fra tredjelande (international removal extending to third countries), De Forenede Nationers konvention om bekæmpelse af ørkendannelse i de lande,der er ramt af alvorlig tørke og/eller ørkendannelse,særlig i Afrika (particularly in Africa, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those countries experiencing serious drought and/or desertification), aktioner til stoette for tredjelandes valutaer (monetary support operations in favour of third countries), aktivitet,der udøves i et år eller længere på flere landes økonomiske områder (activity conducted for a year or more on the economic territories of several countries), ALA (ala, export earnings stabilization system for least-developed countries in Asia and Latin America, wing), andre end Faellesskabets medlemslande (countries other than those of the Community), andre industrialiserede vestlige tredjelande (other Western industrialized countries), anvendelse på samhandelen med tredjelande (whether applicable to trade with non-member countries), Det snaevre Udvalg for konsultationer vedroerende handelsaftaler med Tredjelande (Restricted Committee for Consultations on Trade Agrements with Third Countries), de alvorligst berørte lande (most seriously affected countries, MSA-Country), Det saerlige udvalg for EOEF-Landenes andelsforeninger for Foder (Specialist Committee of Agricultural Cooperatives of Countries of the EEC for Animal Feeds), de mindst velstående lande (the least prosperous countries), de tager saerligt hensyn til de mindst udviklede stater (to give special attention to the least developed countries), deltagerlande (euro-area countries), den beslutning,der forbyder pristilpasning paa grundlag af tilbud paa jern-og staalprodukter hidroerende fra lande eller omraader med statshandel (the decision prohibiting alignment on quotations for steel products and pig iron from State-trading countries or territories), land,der er vaert for skadegørere (countries in which these organisms occur), begunstigede lande og territorier (benefiting countries and territories), Udviklingskomiteen (Development Committee, Joint Ministeriel Committee of the Governors of the World Bank and the IMF on the transfer of Real Resources to Developing Countries), som er sindet at bekraefte den solidaritet,der knytter Europa og de oversoeiske lande sammen (intending to confirm the solidarity which binds Europe and the overseas countries), til fordel for de nabovenlige forbindelser,der boer eksistere mellem alle de europaeiske lande,i oest saavel som i vest (in the spirit of good neighbourliness which must exist between all the countries of Europe both to the East and the West), tilpasse bestaaende toldaftaler med tredjeland (to bring about an adjustment of tariff agreements in force with third countries), turistruter omfattende to eller flere lande (tourist routes comprising two or more countries), indvandringspolitik over for tredjelande (migration policy vis-à-vis non-member countries), Udvalget for handelsorganisationerne i Det europaeiske oekonomiske Faellesskabs lande-COCCEE (Commission for Agricultural and Food Questions of the Committee of Commercial Organizations of the Countries of the European Economic Community-COCCEE), Program til fremme af oprettelsen af joint venture-foretagender i central-og østeuropæiske lande (Programme for promoting the establishment of joint ventures in the countries of central and eastern Europe), Udviklingslande (Developing countries), u-lande (Developing countries), underskudslande (deficit countries), Unionen af sammenslutningerne af kulsyreholdige drikkevarer i EOEF-Landene-UNESDA (Union of the Aerated Drinks Associations of the EEC Countries), varer hidroerende fra tredjeland (products coming from third countries), Verdensbankens og IMFs repraesentantskabers faelles ministerkomité for overfoersel af reale ressourcer til udviklingslandene (Development Committee, Joint Ministeriel Committee of the Governors of the World Bank and the IMF on the transfer of Real Resources to Developing Countries), Verdensbankens særlige program for gældsplagede lavindkomstlande syd for Sahara (World Bank's Special Program(me)of Assistance for the Low-Income Debt-Distressed Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa), udgifter til transport af importvarer fra eksportlandets grænse til importlandets grænse (expenses incurred in transporting imported goods between the frontiers of the exporting and importing countries). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

landen (land). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

HI-virusta/aidsia koskevat toimet kehitysmaissa (HIV/AIDS-related operations in developing countries), alkioiden tuonti kolmansista maista (import of embryos from third countries), arabimaat (the Arab countries), Baltian maat (the Baltic countries), euroalueen maat (euro-area countries), Euroopan unionin aloite, joka antaa avustusrahoitusta kumppanuusmaiden tukemiseksi Keski-Euroopassa, kunnes ne ovat valmiita ottamaan vastuulleen Euroopan unionin jäsenyyden mukanaan tuomat velvoitteet (European Union initiative providing grant finance to support its partner countries in Central Europe to the stage where they are ready to assume the obligations of European Union membership, PHARE), aavikoitumiseste kärsivät maat (affected countries), Euroopan unionin Phare-ohjelmaan kuuluva Credo-ohjelma - Keski- ja Itä-Euroopan maiden välinen raja-alueyhteistyö (EU-Phare Credo, EU-Phare Credo programme - Cross-border cooperation between Central European countries), Ydinalan monivuotinen toimintaohjelma, joka koskee radioaktiivisten materiaalien kuljetusten turvallisuutta sekä ydinmateriaalivalvontaa ja teollisuusyhteistyötä Tacis-ohjelmaan tällä hetkellä osallistuvien maiden ydinlaitosten tiettyjen turvallisuu (Multiannual programme of action in the nuclear sector, relating to the safe transport of radioactive materials and to safeguards and industrial cooperation to promote certain aspects of the safety of nuclear installations in countries currently participating in the Tacis programme, SURE), Itämerenmaat (the Baltic countries), Maailmanpankin erityistukiohjelma Saharan eteläpuolisen Afrikan pienituloisia velkaongelmamaita varten (World Bank's Special Program(me)of Assistance for the Low-Income Debt-Distressed Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa), muut läntiset teollisuusmaat (other Western industrialized countries), osallistujavaltiot (euro-area countries), pohjoismaat (the Nordic countries), Väli-ja Etelä-Amerikan maat (Central and South America, countries of Central and South America), Euroopan unionin aloite,joka antaa avustusrahoitusta kumppanuusmaiden tukemiseksi Keski-Euroopassa,kunnes ne ovat valmiita ottamaan vastuulleen Euroopan unionin jäsenyyden mukanaan tuomat velvoitteet (European Union initiative providing grant finance to support its partner countries in central Europe to the stage where they are ready to assume the obligations of European Union membership, Phare). (various references)

   

French

  

pays (country). (various references)

   

German

  

Staaten (states), Länder. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

οι πιο σοβαρά πληγείσες χώρες (most seriously affected countries, MSA-Country), Υπερπόντιες Χώρες και Εδάφη (OCTs, Overseas Countries and Territories), ΥΧΕ (OCTs, Overseas Countries and Territories), Σύμβαση των Ηνωμένων Εθνών για την καταπολέμηση της απερήμωσης στις χώρες εκείνες που αντιμετωπίζουν σοβαρή ξηρασία ή/και απερήμωση,ιδιαί (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those countries experiencing serious drought and/or desertification), Συμβούλιο Xωρών Eξαγωγής Xαλκού (Copper Exporting Countries'Council, Intergovernmental Council of Copper Exporting Countries), λοιπές δυτικές βιομηχανικές χώρες (other Western industrialized countries), Λευκό Βιβλίο που θα επιτρέπει το σεβασμό των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων στο πλαίσιο των σχέσεων της Ένωσης με τρίτες χώρες (White Paper aimed at ensuring compliance with human rights in the EU's relations with third countries), τιμές που εφαρμόζονται στις αγορές των κυριότερων τρίτων εισαγωγικών χωρών (prices ruling on markets of the main importing third countries), Δράσεις σχετικές με τον ιό HIV και το AIDS στις αναπτυσσόμενες χώρες (HIV/AIDS-related operations in developing countries), Διακυβερνητική Oμάδα για τις Eλάχιστα Aναπτυγμένες Xώρες (Intergovernmental Group on the Least Developed Countries), Eπιτροπή Aνάπτυξης (Development Committee, Joint Ministeriel Committee of the Governors of the World Bank and the IMF on the transfer of Real Resources to Developing Countries), ΑΧ (Developing countries), η απόφαση περί απαγορεύσεως ευθυγραμμίσεως με προσφορές προϊόντων σιδήρου και χάλυβος και χυτοσιδήρου προελεύσεως χωρών ή εδαφών κρατικο (the decision prohibiting alignment on quotations for steel products and pig iron from State-trading countries or territories), οι λιγότερο ευημερούσες χώρες (the least prosperous countries), οι διάφορες τρέχουσες μεταβιβάσεις καλύπτουν έναν αριθμό διανεμητικών συναλλαγών,το είδος των οποίων δεν επιτρέπει την ένταξή τους σε οπο (because they are relatively unimportant or occur only in certain countries, miscellaneous current transfers cover a number of distributive transactions of a kind which does not permit them to be classified under any other heading of the distribution of income account and which), δικαιούχες χώρες και εδάφη (benefiting countries and territories), δικαιούχος νομίμου μοίρας (some countries grant a certain reserved portion to the surviving spouse), δυνατότητα εφαρμογής στο εμπόριο με τρίτες χώρες (whether applicable to trade with non-member countries), δαπάνες που προκύπτουν κατά τη μεταφορά των εισαγόμενων αγαθών ανάμεσα στα σύνορα των χωρών εισαγωγής και εξαγωγής (expenses incurred in transporting imported goods between the frontiers of the exporting and importing countries), Πρόγραμμα για την προώθηση της δημιουργίας κοινών επιχειρήσεων στις χώρες της Κεντρικής και Ανατολικής Ευρώπης (Programme for promoting the establishment of joint ventures in the countries of central and eastern Europe), Πρόγραμμα ΕΕ- Phare Credo - Διασυνοριακή συνεργασία μεταξύ των χωρών της Κεντρικής Ευρώπης (EU-Phare Credo, EU-Phare Credo programme - Cross-border cooperation between Central European countries), Πρωτοβουλία της Ευρωπαϊκής'Ενωσης που παρέχει επιχορηγήσεις για να υποστηρίξει τις χώρες εταίρους της στην Κεντρική Ευρώπη μέχρις ότου να (European Union initiative providing grant finance to support its partner countries in central Europe to the stage where they are ready to assume the obligations of European Union membership), Πρωτοβουλία της Ευρωπαϊκής 'Ενωσης που προβλέπει παροχή οικονομικής ενίσχυσης στις χώρες εταίρους της της Κεντρικής Ευρώπης ώστε οι τελευ (European Union initiative providing grant finance to support its partner countries in Central Europe to the stage where they are ready to assume the obligations of European Union membership), Πολυετές πρόγραμμα δράσεων στον πυρηνικό τομέα σχετικά με την ασφαλή μεταφορά ραδιενεργών υλικών, τους ελέγχους των διασφαλίσεων και τη β (relating to the safe transport of radioactive materials and to safeguards and industrial cooperation to promote certain aspects of the safety of nuclear installations in countries currently participating in the Tacis programme), Eπιτροπή Περιορισμένης Σύνθεσης για τις Διαβουλεύσεις που αφορούν τις Eμπορικές Συμφωνίες με Tρίτες Xώρες (Restricted Committee for Consultations on Trade Agrements with Third Countries), Αναπτυσσόμενη Χώρα (Developing countries), προτιθέμενοι να εδραιώσουν την αλληλεγγύη που συνδέει την Eυρώπη με τις υπερπόντιες χώρες (intending to confirm the solidarity which binds Europe and the overseas countries), Κεντρική και Νότια Αμερική,χώρες της Κεντρικής και Νότιας Αμερικής (Central and South America, countries of Central and South America), Κοινό πρόγραμμα δράσης των παράκτιων χωρών (Joint Comprehensive Action Programme by the countries around its seaboard), κωδικοί χωρών (codes for countries), κάτω χώρεσ (low countries), κλάση 1,δυτικές βιομηχανικές τρίτες χώρες (class 1, Western industrialized third countries), κοινή εμπορική πολιτική έναντι των τρίτων χωρών (a common commercial policy towards third countries), έκτακτα εμπορικά μέτρα για χώρες και εδάφη που συμμετέχουν ή συνδέονται με τη διαδικασία σταθεροποίησης και σύνδεσης της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωση (exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process), συμμετέχουσες χώρες (euro-area countries), ισοδύναμον ύψος αρδευτικού ύδατος (a term used in some countries, delta, equivalent to duty of water when the latter is expressed in water-depth units and refers to irrigation projects under operation.It is stated with reference to the place at which it is measured or reckoned i.e."delta at farm", or lateral head"), ειδικός φόρος στα εισαγόμενα στη Δωδεκάνησο εμπορεύματα από το εξωτερικό και εσωτερικό (special duty on goods imported into islands of the Dodecanese group from countries abroad and from the rest of Greece), προηγμένεσ χώρεσ (developed countries), εισαγωγή εμβρύων από τρίτες χώρες (import of embryos from third countries), υπερπόντιες χώρες και εδάφη (overseas countries and territories), υπανάπτυκτεσ χώρεσ (underdeveloped countries), χώρες και εδάφη μη καθοριζόμενα (countries and territories not determined), χώρες και εδάφη που δεν αποκαλύπτονται για εμπορικούς ή στρατιωτικούς λόγους (countries and territories not disclosed for commercial or military reasons), χώρες συμμετέχουσες εξ αρχής στη ζώνη ευρώ (euro-area countries), χώρες με χαμηλούς μισθούς (countries with low wage costs, low-wage countries), χώρες με ελλειμματικό ισοζύγιο πληρωμών (deficit countries), χώρες που συμμετέχουν σε διμερείς συμφωνίες (bilateral countries), χώρες που απολαύουν των προτιμήσεων της Kοινοπολιτείας (countries enjoying Commonwealth preference), χώρες της πρώην ΕΣΣΔ (countries of the former USSR), η προσαρμογή των ισχυουσών δασμολογικών συμφωνιών με τρίτες χώρες (to bring about an adjustment of tariff agreements in force with third countries), Mικτή Yπουργική Eπιτροπή των Διοικητών της Διεθνούς Tράπεζας και του ΔNT γι πραγματικών πόρων στις αναπτυσσόμενες χώρες (Development Committee, Joint Ministeriel Committee of the Governors of the World Bank and the IMF on the transfer of Real Resources to Developing Countries). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

איי הים (overseas countries). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

tengeren túli országok (countries beyond the seas), németalföld (low countries, Netherlands). (various references)

   

Irish

  

dtíortha. (various references)

   

Italian

  

paesi. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

国々 , 国国 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

くにぐに. (various references)

   

Korean 

  

나라 (Counties, country, County). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ountriescay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

países (nations). (various references)

   

Portuguese Brazilian

  

países. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

strãinãtate (foreign countries), ţãrile de jos (the low countries). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

страна и штат (countries and states, country and states), Нидерланды (Holland, Low Countries, Netherlands, the Netherlands), неприсоединившиеся страны (non-aligned countries), нидерланды (low countries, nederland, netherland, netherlands), Бельгия и Люксембург (Low Countries), дружественная страна (friendly countries). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

nizozemska (low countries), inostranstvo (abroad, foreign countries). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

países (estate). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

länder (arrive, lands, loins). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

demirperde ülkeleri (iron curtain countries), belçika, hollanda ve lüksemburg (low countries). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: COUNTRIES

LanguageDateSourceMatthew Chapter 27, Verse 7
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintSumboulion de labonteV hgorasan ex autwn ton agron tou keramewV eiV tafhn toiV xenoiV
Latin405VulgateConsilio autem inito emerunt ex illis agrum figuli in sepulturam peregrinorum
Old English990West SaxonOn to bebyrigenne ealðeodiscemen.
Middle English1395WyclifAnd whanne thei hadden take counsel, thei bouyten with it a feeld of a potter, in to biryyng of pilgrymys.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd they toke counsell and bought with them a potters felde to bury strangers in.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd they made a decision to get with the silver the potter's field, as a place for the dead of other countries.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: COUNTRIES

LanguageMatthew Chapter 27, Verse 7
CebuanoBusa nanagsabut sila, ug pinaagi niini ilang gipalit ang yuta sa magkokolon, aron pagalubngan alang sa mga dumoloong.
Croatian"Nije dopušteno staviti ih u hramsku riznicu jer su krvarina." Posavjetuju se i kupe za njih lonèarovu njivu za ukop stranaca.
DanishMen efter at have holdt Råd købte de Pottemagermarken derfor til Gravsted for de fremmede.
DutchEn te zamen raad gehouden hebbende, kochten zij daarmede den akker des pottenbakkers, tot een begrafenis voor de vreemdelingen.
FinnishJa neuvoteltuaan he ostivat niillä savenvalajan pellon muukalaisten hautausmaaksi.
FrenchEt, après en avoir délibéré, ils achetèrent avec cet argent le champ du potier, pour la sépulture des étrangers.
GermanSie hielten aber einen Rat und kauften den Töpfersacker darum zum Begräbnis der Pilger.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariLalu sesudah mereka sepakat, mereka memakai uang itu untuk membeli tanah yang disebut Tanah Tukang Periuk. Tanah itu dipakai untuk kuburan orang-orang asing.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaLalu berpakatlah mereka itu membeli dengan uang itu sebidang tanah tukang periuk, akan menjadi tempat pekuburan orang keluaran.
ItalianE tenuto consiglio, comprarono con esso il Campo del vasaio per la sepoltura degli stranieri.
Manx GaelicAs ghow ad coyrle, as chionnee ad lhieu magher yn phasheyder, dy oanluckey joarreeyn ayn.
MaoriNo ka runanga ratou, a hokona ana ki aua mea te mara a te kaihanga rihi, hei tanumanga mo nga manene.
NorwegianOg de holdt råd med hverandre, og kjøpte for pengene pottemakerens aker til gravsted for fremmede.
PortugueseE, tendo deliberado em conselho, compraram com elas o campo do oleiro, para servir de cemitério para os estrangeiros.   
RumanianWi dupqce s`au sfqtuit, au cumpqrat cu banii aceia ,,Yarina olarului,`` ca loc pentru kngroparea strqinilor.
RussianуДЕМБЧ ЦЕ УПЧЕЭБОЙЕ, ЛХРЙМЙ ОБ ОЙИ ЪЕНМА ЗПТЫЕЮОЙЛБ, ДМС РПЗТЕВЕОЙС УФТБООЙЛПЧ;
ShuarTura nuamtak áujmatsar "nunka sumaktai" tiar Nuwe Najantai nunkan sumakarmiayi yajaya shuar nui iwiarsatniun.
SpanishY habiendo tomado acuerdo, compraron con ellas el campo del Alfarero, para sepultura de los extranjeros.
SwahiliBasi, wakashauriana, wakazitumia kununua shamba la mfinyanzi liwe mahali pa kuzika wageni.
SwedishOch sedan de hade fattat sitt beslut, köpte de för dem Krukmakaråkern till begravningsplats för främlingar.
UmaHibalia-mi pohawa' -ra, doi toe ra'oli-ki tana' to rahanga' Tana' Topobabehi Kura, bona tana' toe rapontanai-raka tauna to bela-ra to Yahudi.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: COUNTRIES

Derivations

Words ending with "COUNTRIES": backcountries, noncountries. (additional references)


Misspellings

"COUNTRIES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Cointreu, Condrieu, conteries, contries, countiers, countires, countree, countreys, countrie, countrye, countryish, countrys, coutries, cuntries. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "COUNTRIES"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "COUNTRIES" (pronounced ku"ntrēz)
5-n t r ē zentries, pleasantries, sentries.
4-t r ē zasymmetries, geometries, industries, ministries, pastries, registries, tapestries, toiletries.
3-r ē zactuaries, adversaries, allegories, aviaries, conservatories, contemporaries, corollaries, beneficiaries, berries, blackberries, blueberries, buries, cadres, canaries, capillaries, carries, categories, cemeteries, Ceres, cherries, commentaries, commissaries, confectionaries, cowries, cranberries, dairies, dictionaries, dignitaries, dormitories, emissaries, estuaries, fairies, ferries, fiduciaries, foundries, functionaries, glories, Harries, imageries, intermediaries, interrogatories, inventories, itineraries, juries, laboratories, lampreys, laundries, lavatories, legionaries, libraries, lorries, luminaries, marries, mercenaries, militaries, miniseries, missionaries, monasteries, obituaries, observatories, ordinaries, prairies, preliminaries, primaries, proprietaries, quarries, queries, raspberries, reactionaries, reformatories, repositories, revolutionaries, rivalries, safaris, sanctuaries, saris, secondaries, secretaries, seminaries, series, signatories, stories, strawberries, subsidiaries, temporaries, territories, theories, tories, tributaries, varies, visionaries.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: COUNTRIES

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: cretinous, neurotics.

Words within the letters "c-e-i-n-o-r-s-t-u"

-1 letter: citreous, coinsure, cointers, construe, corniest, counters, counties, neurotic, noticers, outcries, recounts, routines, ructions, snoutier, trounces, unerotic.

-2 letters: cistern, cistron, citrons, citrous, coenuri, coiners, cointer, contuse, cornets, cornute, cortins, counter, couters, cretins, cronies, curites, encrust, erotics, icterus, incrust, nitrous, norites, noticer, notices, nutsier, oestrin, orceins, orients, recoins, recount, routine, ruction, scouter, section, stonier.

 Words containing the letters "c-e-i-n-o-r-s-t-u"
 

+1 letter: centurions, confitures, continuers, discounter, introduces, rediscount, reductions, supertonic, surjection.

 

+2 letters: aeronautics, auctioneers, congruities, consumerist, contributes, coterminous, counterbids, counterions, countersign, countersink, countersuit, countryside, courtesying, courtliness, destruction, discounters, enunciators, eructations, intercourse, introducers, misconstrue, neuroticism, persecution, precautions, prosecuting, prosecution, quercitrons, rediscounts, scouthering, scroungiest, supertonics, surjections, ulcerations.

 

+3 letters: anticonsumer, carburetions, computerniks, constructive, consumerists, conterminous, countercries, counterfeits, counterfires, counterfoils, countermines, counterpoise, counterraids, countersigns, countersinks, counterspies, counterstain, countersuing, countersuits, countervails, counterviews, countrysides, crenulations, destructions, encrustation, euchromatins, excursionist, executioners, insurrection, intercourses, internuncios, mercurations, misconstrued, misconstrues, mucoproteins, neurochemist, neuroleptics, neuroticisms, noncountries, overcautions, overdiscount, persecutions, pertinacious, prosecutions, reconstitute, rediscounted, reductionism, reductionist, reeducations, reinoculates, reintroduces, reluctations, resurrection, reunionistic, stringcourse.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Images: Digital Art
8. Quotations: Familiar
9. Quotations: Historic
10. Quotations: Fiction
11. Quotations: Non-fiction
12. Quotations: Spoken
13. Quotations: Speeches
14. Usage Frequency
15. Names: Derived from
16. Names: Company Usage
17. Expressions
18. Translations: Modern
19. Bible Trace
20. Abbreviations
21. Acronyms
22. Derivations
23. Rhymes
24. Anagrams
25. Bibliography


  

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