It's difficult to live in a foreign country when you don't speak the language. students from overseas countries What must it be like, to grow old in a strange country?
home, native
adopted
Many refugee servicemen gave their lives for their adopted country
host
The refugees do jobs that workers in the host country refuse to do
neighbouring
distant, far, faraway
independent
occupied
free
' It's a free country! 'he shouted.' I can do what I like. '
enemy, friendly
neutral, non-aligned
Arab, African, etc.
Eastern, Western, etc.
Anglophone, English-speaking, etc.
EU, NATO, etc.
member, non-member
OECD member countries
developed, industrial/ industrialized
developing, Thirld World, underdeveloped
industrially backward countries
advanced
economically advanced countries
backward
low-income, poor
affluent, rich
capitalist, communist, democratic, socialist
Catholic, Muslim, etc.
oil-exporting, oil-producing
VERB + COUNTRY
govern, rule, run
The country was ruled by a brutal dictatorship. the politicians who run the country
lead
He accused the government of leading the country to disaster
divide, split
The issue of the single currency has divided the country
flee, leave
The former president has been forced to flee the country
serve
love
He loved his country deeply
betray
play for, represent
She represented her country at the Sydney Olympics
tour, travel, visit
He travelled the country on his motorbike
COUNTRY + VERB
border sth
countries bordering the Black Sea
export sth, import sth
The country exports around 80% of its output
agree sth, sign sth
The two countries signed a basic treaty of cooperation
PREP
across a/the ~
travelling across the country
all over a/the ~
They are holding special events all over the country
around/round a/the ~
This is just one of 30 sites around the country
in a/the ~
people who live in this country
throughout a/the ~
New schools are being built throughout the country
PHRASES
country of origin
All goods must be clearly labelled with their country of origin
a part of a country
There will be rain in many parts of the country tomorrow
the country as a whole
The rich benefited from the reforms, not the country as a whole