nước quốc gia đất nước 
country 
Next year they will find a new country. ☊ 
năm sau, họ sẽ tìm một quốc gia mới. ☊ Future The committee is having a discussion about the population of the country. ☊ Uỷ ban đang thảo luận về dân số của quốc gia ☊ People The army must protect the national sovereignty. ☊ Quân đội phải bảo vệ chủ quyền quốc gia. ☊ Politics My father works in a multi-national company. ☊ Bố của tôi làm ở một công ty đa quốc gia. ☊ Economics multi-national ☊ đa quốc gia ☊ Economics Both Germany and France participate in that multinational organisation. ☊ Cả nước Đức và nước Pháp tham gia tổ chức đa quốc gia đó. ☊ Economics Both countries invest all the weapons they have into this battle. ☊ Cả hai quốc gia đầu tư tất cả vũ khí họ có vào trận chiến này. ☊ Military like: quốc gia → →
acknowledge sb/sth: The country acknowledged his claim to the throne. ☊ acknowledge ☊
'I'm thinking of a country in Asia.' 'What does it begin with (= what is the first letter)?' ☊ begin ☊
a national park on the border between Kenya and Tanzania ☊ border ☊
Cultural exchanges are a way of building bridges between countries. ☊ bridge ☊
Police in many countries carry guns. ☊ carry ☊
civil unrest (= that is caused by groups of people within a country) ☊ civil ☊
Italy's national coach ☊ coach ☊
Their divorce filled a lot of column inches in the national papers (= got a lot of attention). ☊ column ☊
the international community (= the countries of the world as a group) ☊ community ☊
the National Bus Company ☊ company ☊
Ministers from all four countries involved will meet at the conference table this week. ☊ conference ☊
National Insurance contributions ☊ contribution ☊
a multi-national company based in Britain but controlled from South Africa ☊ control ☊
leading industrial countries ☊ country ☊
They have the support of most of the country. ☊ country ☊
a country lane ☊ country ☊
the unemployment-income curve (= a line on a graph showing the relationship between the number of unemployed people and national income) ☊ curve ☊
This data was collected from 69 countries. ☊ data ☊
a country's foreign debt burden ☊ debt ☊
declare sth + noun: The area has been declared a national park. ☊ declare ☊
disagreement (between A and B): It was a source of disagreement between the two states. ☊ disagreement ☊
domestic flights (= to and from places within a country) ☊ domestic ☊
countries seeking entry into the European Union ☊ entry ☊
Japan is often quoted as the prime example of a modern industrial nation. ☊ example ☊
Pakistan came into existence as an independent country in 1947. ☊ existence ☊
an exit visa (= a stamp in a passport giving sb permission to leave a particular country) ☊ exit ☊
experiment in sth: the country's brief experiment in democracy ☊ experiment ☊
an extreme nationalist organization ☊ extreme ☊
countries as far apart as Japan and Brazil ☊ far ☊
Britain is fast becoming a nation of fatties. ☊ fast ☊
fight for sth: She's fighting for a place in the national team. ☊ fight ☊
the countries of the former Soviet Union ☊ former ☊
EU citizens can now travel freely between member states. ☊ freely ☊
the great powers (= important and powerful countries) ☊ great ☊
His book describes the growth of nationalism in Germany before the Second World War. ☊ growth ☊
one of the country's national heroes ☊ hero ☊
a national holiday ☊ holiday ☊
a sense of national/cultural/personal/group identity ☊ identity ☊
a country in Africa ☊ in ☊
a country rich in minerals ☊ in ☊
a rise in national income ☊ income ☊
the world's leading industrial nations ☊ industrial ☊
an internal flight (= within a country) ☊ internal ☊
investment in sth: This country needs investment in education. ☊ investment ☊
Discussions are currently being held at national level. ☊ level ☊
decisions made at local rather than national level ☊ local ☊
the news/broadcasting/national media ☊ media ☊
a meeting of member countries/states ☊ member ☊
The nation's constitution provided a model that other countries followed. ☊ model ☊
an independent nation ☊ nation ☊
the African nations ☊ nation ☊
The entire nation, it seemed, was watching TV. ☊ nation ☊
national and local newspapers ☊ national ☊
national and international news ☊ national ☊
national and regional politics ☊ national ☊
a national election ☊ national ☊
These buildings are part of our national heritage. ☊ national ☊
a national airline/museum/theatre ☊ national ☊
a country's natural resources (= its coal, oil, forests, etc.) ☊ natural ☊
national/international news ☊ news ☊
a local/national newspaper ☊ newspaper ☊
nuclear capacity (= the number of nuclear weapons a country has) ☊ nuclear ☊
operate sth: The airline operates flights to 25 countries. ☊ operate ☊
a huge multinational operation ☊ operation ☊
a local/national paper ☊ paper ☊
How many countries took part in the last Olympic Games? ☊ take part (in sth) ☊
The countries have been at peace for more than a century. ☊ peace ☊
From newspaper reports a picture emerges of a country barely under control. ☊ picture ☊
a country poor in natural resources ☊ poor ☊
countries with ageing populations ☊ population ☊
port of entry (= a place where people or goods can enter a country) ☊ port ☊
Their efforts to exercise collective bargaining power against multinational companies have failed. ☊ power ☊
the local/national/foreign press ☊ press ☊
Success in sport is a source of national pride. ☊ pride ☊
the prison population (= the total number of prisoners in a country) ☊ prison ☊
All four players are probables for the national team. ☊ probable ☊
local/national radio ☊ radio ☊
to seek international/official/formal recognition as a sovereign state ☊ recognition ☊
the conflict between regional and national interests ☊ regional ☊
She writes a regular column for a national newspaper. ☊ regular ☊
The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. ☊ represent ☊
Salted peanuts were recently revealed as the nation's favourite snack. ☊ reveal ☊
reveal sb/sth to be/have sth: Salted peanuts were recently revealed to be the nation's favourite snack. ☊ reveal ☊
good/bad/mixed/rave reviews in the national press ☊ review ☊
The play was reviewed in the national newspapers. ☊ review ☊
a country on the brink of revolution ☊ revolution ☊
the richest countries/economies/nations ☊ rich ☊
The group was considered to be a risk to national security. ☊ risk ☊
a country/mountain road ☊ road ☊
a long-distance/cross-country/marathon, etc. runner ☊ runner ☊
national security (= the defence of a country) ☊ security ☊
the Baltic States ☊ state ☊
European Union member states ☊ state ☊
state secrets (= information that could be harmful to a country if it were discovered by an enemy) ☊ state ☊
a country's housing stock (= all the houses available for living in) ☊ stock ☊
We are looking for a better understanding between the two nations. ☊ understanding ☊
Nationalist parties united to oppose the government's plans. ☊ unite ☊
The red squirrel has become virtually extinct in most of the country. ☊ virtually ☊
In some countries children don't start learning to read and write until they are six. ☊ write ☊
the nation's youth ☊ youth ☊