n.
Pronunciation: ˌ kau ̇ n-t ə r- ' es-p ē - ə - ˌ näzh, - ˌ näj, -nij, Canad also - ˌ nazh; - ˌ es-p ē - ə - ' näzh; - ə - ' sp ē - ə -nij
Function: noun
Date: 1899
: the activity concerned with detecting and thwarting enemy espionage
n.
Pronunciation: ˌ kau ̇ n-t ə r- ' es-p ē - ə - ˌ näzh, - ˌ näj, -nij, Canad also - ˌ nazh; - ˌ es-p ē - ə - ' näzh; - ə - ' sp ē - ə -nij
Function: noun
Date: 1899
: the activity concerned with detecting and thwarting enemy espionage
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012