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third country

third country noun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see third, country. A country other than two specific countries, especially a country not party to an agreement between two other countries.

Noun

third country (plural third countries)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see third, country. A country other than two specific countries, especially a country not party to an agreement between two other countries.
    • The produce and manufactures of the dominions and possessions of Her Britannic Majesty which may be imported into the Zollverein, and the produce and manufactures of the States of the Zollverein which may be imported into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, whether intended for...19th century, Nouveau recueil général de traités, conventions et autres transactions remarquables, servant à la connaissance des relations étrangères des puissances et états dans leurs rapports...
    • No other or higher duties shall be levied in the Zollverein on the exportation of any goods to the dominions and possessions of Her Britannic Majesty, nor in the dominions and possessions of Her Britannic Majesty on the exportation of any goods to the Zollverein, than are or may be levied on the...19th century, Nouveau recueil général de traités, conventions et autres transactions remarquables, servant à la connaissance des relations étrangères des puissances et états dans leurs rapports...
  2. (broadly) A country not party to a particular treaty in general.
    • the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto2010, Jean-Luc Demarty, COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1156/2010 of 8 December 2010 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

Forms of third country

pluralthird countries

Questions about third country

What does third country mean?
Third country means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see third, country. A country other than two specific countries, especially a country not party to an agreement between two other countries.
What part of speech is third country?
Third country is a noun.
What is the plural of third country?
The plural of third country is third countries.

Words near third country in the dictionary

  1. third contact
  2. third contacts
  3. third cosmic velocities
  4. third cosmic velocity
  5. third countries
  6. third country
  7. third cousin
  8. third cousins
  9. third cover
  10. third covers
  11. third cranial nerve

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