how to pronounce countries
/ˈkʌntɹiːz/
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countries is pronounced in two syllables
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An example use of countries in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… as in 15 different countries all over …”
meanings of countries
noun:
- Plural of country.
countries frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR
the word countries occurs in english on average 75.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
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