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country 1. a territory distinguished by its people, culture, language, geography, etc. 2. an area of land distinguished by its political autonomy; state 3. the people of a territory or state 4. a. the part of the land that is away from cities or industrial areas; rural districts b. (as modifier): country cottage 5. one's native land or nation of citizenship 6. go or appeal to the country Chiefly Brit to dissolve Parliament and hold an election How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Several speakers at a recent Marsh & McLennan panel on "western" China painted a picture of a largely rural area with tremendous potential for tourism and natural resources industries, but one with relatively scant attention until recently because of infrastructure problems and poor connection with the fast-growing port cities to the east like Shanghai and Guangzhou. Etchegaray’s property lies in a rural area east of Highway 43 in southwest Tulare County. 95) presents Elaine, a successful novelist who has failed in the uncertain world of a screenwriter's career and is now interviewing for a job in a remote rural area with an elderly rich woman who needs a writer to help her with her memoirs. |
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