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in-country

in-country is the alternative form of in country.

Meaning of in country

Adjective

in country (not comparable)

  1. (US) In combat in a foreign country, especially in Vietnam during the Vietnam War
    • I was in country for four very nervous days before being issued a rifle and basic gear - no ammunition yet though.1992, Michael R. Conroy, Don't Tell America!

Questions about in-country

What is in-country the alternative form of?
In-country is the alternative form of in country.

Words near in-country in the dictionary

  1. in-cabin
  2. in-calf
  3. in-circuit
  4. in-class
  5. in-company
  6. in-country
  7. in-crowd
  8. in-date
  9. in-depth
  10. in-depthness
  11. in-doors

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Adapted from Wiktionary: in-country (page history and authors); in country (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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