KING AND COUNTRY DEBATE, THE

Meaning of KING AND COUNTRY DEBATE, THE in English

ˌKing and ˈCountry deˌbate, the BrE AmE

a famous ↑ debate 1 (1) at Oxford University in 1933, in which students noted that they would not fight for their king and country. People at the time found this very shocking.

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KING — I. ˈkiŋ noun ( -s ; except sense 13a ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English kyning, …
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DEBATE — I. -āt, usu -ād.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English debat, from Old French, from debatre 1. a. obsolete …
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COUNTRY — I. ˈkən.trē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English cuntree, contree, from Old French contrée, from Medieval Latin contrata …
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KING — — kingless , adj. — kinglessness , n. — kinglike , adj. /king/ , n. 1. a male sovereign or …
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DEBATE — — debater , n. — debatingly , adv. /di bayt"/ , n. , v. , debated, debating . n. 1. …
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COUNTRY — /kun"tree/ , n. , pl. countries , adj. n. 1. a state or nation: What European countries have you visited? …
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DEBATE — I. di-ˈbāt, dē- noun Date: 13th century : a contention by words or arguments: as a. : the formal discussion …
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COUNTRY — I. ˈkən-trē noun ( plural countries ) Etymology: Middle English contree, from Anglo-French cuntree, contré, from Medieval Latin contrata, from …
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DEBATE — vt subject of discussion. 2. debate ·vt a fight or fighting; contest; strife. 3. debate ·vt to engage in combat …
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COUNTRY — adv the rock through which a vein runs. 2. country ·adv rural regions, as opposed to a city or town. …
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DEBATE — [de.bate] n (13c): a contention by words or arguments: as a: the formal discussion of a motion before a deliberative …
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DEBATE — formal, oral confrontation between two individuals, teams, or groups who present arguments to support opposing sides of a question, generally …
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COUNTRY — countr|y BrE AmE ˈkʌntr |i ▷ countr|ies iz ▶ ˌ country and ˈ western BrE AmE ▶ ˌ country ˈ …
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KING — / kɪŋ; NAmE / noun 1. the male ruler of an independent state that has a royal family : the …
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DEBATE — / dɪˈbeɪt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ C , U ] debate (on / about / over …
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COUNTRY — / ˈkʌntri; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ C ] an area of land that has or …
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KING — I. King, Don BrE AmE (1931–) a US BOXING PROMOTER (=someone who arranges and advertises boxing matches) known for working …
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KING — king W1 /kɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cyning ] 1 . RULER a man …
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DEBATE — I. de ‧ bate 1 S2 W2 AC /dɪˈbeɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ debate , …
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COUNTRY — I. coun ‧ try 1 S1 W1 /ˈkʌntri/ BrE AmE noun ( plural countries ) [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: …
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KING — n. & v. --n. 1 (as a title usu. King) a male sovereign, esp. the hereditary ruler of an independent …
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DEBATE — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. (also absol.) discuss or dispute about (an issue, proposal, etc.) esp. formally in a …
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COUNTRY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a the territory of a nation with its own government; a State. b a territory possessing …
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KING — n. & v. n. 1 (as a title usu. King) a male sovereign, esp. the hereditary ruler of an independent …
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DEBATE — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (also absol.) discuss or dispute about (an issue, proposal, etc.) esp. formally in a …
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COUNTRY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a the territory of a nation with its own government; a State. b a territory possessing …
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KING — n. & v. --n. 1. (as a title usu. King) a male sovereign, esp. the hereditary ruler of an independent …
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DEBATE — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. (also absol.) discuss or dispute about (an issue, proposal, etc.) esp. formally in a …
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COUNTRY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a the territory of a nation with its own government; a State. b a territory possessing …
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KING — ( kings) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A king is a …
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DEBATE — ( debates, debating, debated) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A debate …
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COUNTRY — ( countries) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A country is one …
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KING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES crown sb (as) king/queen etc ▪ In 1896 Nicholas was crowned as Tsar. King's Counsel …
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DEBATE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bitter debate/argument ▪ The country now faces a bitter debate over the issue. …
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COUNTRY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a country club (= a sports and social club, usually in the countryside ) …
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KING — [noun] [C] - (the title of) a male ruler of a country, who holds this position because of his royal …
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DEBATE — See ↑ DISCUSS 1,2,5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ open to question/debate
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COUNTRY — INDEX: country/nation 1. a country 2. a country that is partly or completely controlled by another 3. land that belongs …
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DEBATE — n. 25B6; noun a debate on the reforms : DISCUSSION, discourse, parley, dialogue; argument, dispute, wrangle, war of words; argumentation, …
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KING — I . the King a popular nickname for the singer Elvis Presley who was named the King of Rock and …
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DEBATE — n. 1 discussion, argument, dispute, altercation, controversy, wrangle, contention, polemic; argumentation I refuse to take sides in the debate over …
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KING — "a chief ruler, one invested with supreme authority over a nation, tribe or country."-Webster. In the Bible the word does …
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KING — 1. сущ. 1) король; царь; монарх to crown, proclaim smb. a king ≈ короновать кого-л. на царство to depose, dethrone …
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DEBATE — 1. сущ. 1) дебаты, дискуссия, обсуждение, прения a debate about, with ≈ дискуссия по вопросу/о/на тему conduct debate hold debate …
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COUNTRY — 1. сущ. 1) а) страна; местность, территория His road lay over a flat country. ≈ Дорога шла по равнине. Syn …
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KING — king.ogg 1. kıŋ n 1. 1> король the King of England - английский король lawful uncrowned king - законный некоронованный …
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DEBATE — debate.ogg 1. dıʹbeıt n 1. 1> дискуссия, прения, дебаты forensic debates - юр. судебные прения, преня сторон в процессе policy …
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COUNTRY — country.ogg 1. ʹkʌntrı n 1. 1> страна member country - страна-член ( какой-л. организации ); страна-участница ( какого-л. соглашения ) …
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KING — king сущ.1) король; царь; монарх to crown, proclaim smb. a king — короновать кого-л. на царство to depose, dethrone a …
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COUNTRY — country сущ.1) а) страна; местность, территория His road lay over a flat country. — Его путь идет по равнине. Syn:region, …
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KING — 1. [kıŋ] n 1. 1) король the King of England - английский король lawful [uncrowned] ~ - законный [некоронованный] король …
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