adopted country

collocation in English

meaningsofadoptedandcountry

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adopted
adjective
uk
/əˈdɒp.tɪd/us
/əˈdɑːp.tɪd/
An adopted child has been legally taken by another family to be taken care of as their ...
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country
noun
uk
/ˈkʌn.tri/us
/ˈkʌn.tri/
an area of land that has its own government, ...
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(Definition ofadoptedandcountryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofadopted country

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These figures were closely involved in the debates in theiradoptedcountry.
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A second issue concerns their experiences and wellbeing in theadoptedcountry.
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Walters argues that dislocation from the homeland creates an intellectual space from which an objective stance can be taken towards both the land of origin and theadoptedcountry.
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He has the respect of all in hisadoptedcountry.
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He has committed grave acts of violence in pursuit of a policy which he thought was best for hisadoptedcountry.
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It may be, and it probably will be, that in the future they will become the best citizens of theiradoptedcountry.
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In the end, to prove themselves true patriots, they should be prepared, as we all are, to fight and die for their newadoptedcountry.
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We have recently reaffirmed the existing employment guidelines andadoptedcountry-specific recommendations.
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They must become useful citizens, and we should give them every assistance in becoming useful citizens of theiradoptedcountry.
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In every industry, and particularly in mining, there were so many men who did not even speak the language of theiradoptedcountrythat trade unionism was practically impossible.
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He had success in hisadoptedcountrywith his operas and songs but little in his own, and his music is now rarely performed.
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Five years' uninterrupted residence in theadoptedcountrywas the usual requirement.
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They wanted to demonstrate their patriotism and pride in theiradoptedcountry.
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There are numerous examples of such groups gaining eventual prosperity in theiradoptedcountrydespite discrimination.
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Their loss forced him to become an exile from hisadoptedcountry.
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This regency was granted despite her inexperience with the affairs of heradoptedcountry.
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His compositions are about the experience of exile from his homeland and of new beginnings in hisadoptedcountry.
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Thousands turned out for a man who had helped to raise more than $4 million during the last war bond drive for hisadoptedcountry.
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