Countries

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 287 Version 2

         Main Definitions

1. country |n| a state or nation.
2. "What European countries have you visited?"
3. "That country had decided to inject 700 billion dollars to bailout its banks and multinational corporations."
4. state |n| a politically organized body of people under a single government.
5. "The principle of non-discrimination is key: the state should not use advertising as a tool to favour certain media outlets over others, for either political or commercial gain."
6. "The State party should take firm measures to eradicate all forms of excessive use of force by law enforcement officials."
7. nation |n| a politically organized body of people under a single government.
8. "They wanted to create a new nation."
9. "The programme is aimed at training more doctors in developing nations."
10. "This is an important moment in our nation's."

          Some State Elements

1. army |n| a large organized body of armed personnel trained for war especially on land.
2. "Another eleven army personnel whose whereabouts are unknown have been charged with the same crime and are wanted by the authorities."
3. "Furthermore, Uganda's political leaders used the army and police to overthrow the democratic systems."
4. constitution |n| a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
5. "Those of us who worry about the constitution will face the precedent that this Government has established of being able to tinker with judges."
6. "We have also included in the constitution the provision that all children must go to school for nine years."
7. currency / money / legal tender / coin |n|  a system of money in general use in a particular country.
8. "The dollar was a strong currency."
9. "China has great amounts of currency reserves, a large commercial surplus, and many investments."
10. "However, where the effect of the time value of money is material, it is a more appropriate treatment to measure environmental liabilities at present value."
11. "The ultimate result that we are seeking is extending the anti-money laundering regime and developing effective strategies that parliamentarians can execute (e.g. promotion of international treaties) to combat money laundering."
12. "The officer of a bank or business in charge of paying and receiving money."
13. "The first of these is the use of the euro as legal tender in countries outside the euro zone."
14. "The first of these is the use of the euro as legal tender in countries outside the euro zone."
15. "The U.S. dollar is legal tender in Panama, whose currency is the balboa."
16. "Thirteen years ago I took a gold coin as collateral on a $300 loan."
17. "The commercial value of the gold coin, is essentially determined by the contents of Pure Gold."
18. customs 1 |n| (used with a singular verb) the government department that collects these duties.
19. custom 2 |n| the place where goods and baggage entering a country are inspected by this agency: go through customs.
20. embassy |n| a group of government officials, headed by an ambassador, who represent their government in a foreign country. The building in which they work is also called an embassy.
21. government |n| the separation of powers between the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary.
22. "Foreign governments have been consulted about this decision."
23. "She has resigned from the Government."
24. "The present government was elected last year."
25. language |n| the words, their pronunciation, and the methods of combining them used and understood by a community studied the French language.
26. legislation |n| a law or a body of laws enacted.
27. national symbol / symbol / patriotic symbol |n| a symbol of any entity considering itself and manifesting itself to the world as a national community, the sovereign states but also nations and countries in a state of colonial or other dependence, federal integration, or ethemven an ethnocultural community considered a 'nationality' despite having no political autonomy.
28. "On that occasion, Miranda brought to Venezuela the flag that would become today's tricolor national symbol."
29. "A national symbol since its creation in 1941, Mount Rushmore stands tall in the collective imagery of Americans."
30. national anthem |n| a song that praises a particular country and that is officially accepted as the country's song.
31. police |n| force responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order.
32. "Since the police force was set up in 1997, there have been four missions mandated to train and professionalise it."
33. religion |n| a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
34. society |n| a large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done. All the people in a country, or in several similar countries, can be referred to as a society.
35. "These changes strike at the heart of American society."
36. "There's a danger that we will end up blaming innocent children for society's problems."
37. "We must also consider the needs of the younger/older members of society."
38. weather |n| the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time as regards heat, cloudiness, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
39. "If the weather's good we can go for a walk."

      Territory

1. territory |n| the land and waters belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a state, sovereign, etc
2. border |n| the line that separates one country, state, province, etc., from another; frontier line.
3. "You cannot cross the border without a visa."
4. frontier |n| the part of a country that borders another country.
5. frontier line border |n| the line that separates one country, state, province, etc., from another; frontier line.
6. "You cannot cross the border without a visa."

        More Related

1. census |n| official enumeration, listing or counting of citizens.
2. citizenship |n| someone who legally belongs to a particular country and has rights and responsibilities there, whether they are living there or not.
3. nationality / national |n| the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization.
4. "She is hoping to adopt Australian nationality."
5. "Immigrants of the same nationality often seek each other out."
6. national symbol / symbol / patriotic symbol |n| a symbol of any entity considering itself and manifesting itself to the world as a national community, the sovereign states but also nations and countries in a state of colonial or other dependence, federal integration, or ethemven an ethnocultural community considered a 'nationality' despite having no political autonomy.
7. "On that occasion, Miranda brought to Venezuela the flag that would become today's tricolor national symbol."
8. "A national symbol since its creation in 1941, Mount Rushmore stands tall in the collective imagery of Americans."
9. "In 1972, the government banned DDT, the pesticide that had helped push America's national symbol, the bald eagle, and other birds to the brink of extinction."
10. O.N.U. |n| an international organization, with headquarters in New York City, formed to promote international peace, security, and cooperation under the terms of the charter signed by 51 founding countries in San Francisco in 1945.

        Officers

1. ambassador |n| a diplomatic official of the highest rank, sent by one sovereign or state to another as its resident representative.
2. city mayor |n| the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.
3. lawmaker / legislator |n| someone, such as a politician, who is responsible for making and changing laws.
4. President / Head of State |n| (often initial capital letter) the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the Chief Executive of the United States.
5. "The findings of this study will be presented to the Heads of State and Government at the European Council in June."

         Citizens & More

1. citizen |n| a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection.
2. "She's French by birth, but is now a British citizen."
3. "Our job is to protect the citizens of Belfast and make it a safe city to live in."
4. foreigner 1 |n| a person not native to or naturalized in the country or jurisdiction under consideration; alien.
5. foreigner 2 |n| a person from outside one's community.
6. alien |n| (often disparaging and offensive) a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
7. resident alien 1 |n| an alien who has legally established residence in the U.S.
8. "Cephalus, at whose house the conversation of Platos Republic is placed, was a resident alien."
9. resident alien 2 |n| an alien who has legally entered the U.S. as an immigrant with the intention of becoming a citizen.
10. "But these natural blessings may be added to: in the first place, by a careful handling of our resident alien population."

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