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țară
country /ˈt͡sa.rə/
noun#660 most common
Also: nation, countryside (in the phrase "la țară")
Example sentences
Eu locuiesc într-o țară frumoasă.
I live in a beautiful country.
România este țara mea natală.
Romania is my native country.
Mulți oameni vor să călătorească în altă țară.
Many people want to travel to another country.
Guvernul țării a anunțat noi reforme economice.
The country's government announced new economic reforms.
Emigranții își amintesc cu nostalgie de țara natală.
Emigrants remember their native country with nostalgia.
Stabilitatea politică a țărilor din regiune depinde de cooperarea economică reciprocă.
The political stability of the countries in the region depends on mutual economic cooperation.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | țară | țări |
| Genitive | țării | țărilor |
| Accusative | țară | țări |
| Vocative | țară | țări |
Word family
țăranpeasant, countryman
țărancăpeasant woman
țărănescrural, peasant-related
țărănimethe peasantry (collective)
Etymology
Țară descends from Latin terra, meaning earth or land. Over centuries the word narrowed from the physical ground to the political sense of a country or homeland. The same Latin root spread across the Romance languages, each keeping the core idea of land as territory.
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