No. 12 in Persian
کشور
Country.
In a sentence
کشور ایران یکی از قدیمیترین فرهنگها را دارد.
The country of Iran has one of the oldest cultures.
Here, 'کشور' means 'country' and is used as a noun representing a nation.
ما برای یادگیری زبان به کشورهای مختلف سفر میکنیم.
We travel to different countries to learn languages.
In this sentence, 'کشور' is used in its plural form 'کشورها' to denote multiple countries.
کشور شدن نیاز به تلاش و اتحاد دارد.
Becoming a nation requires effort and unity.
Here, 'کشور' is used metaphorically to denote the concept of a nation as a collective entity.
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