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country code

British  

noun

  1. a code of good practice recommended to those who use the countryside for recreational purposes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Throughout this year's hot weather national park wardens have urged visitors to follow the country code by closing gates, taking their litter away with them and reducing the risks of wildfires.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

Anyone with a cellphone number using Greenland's country code can access the gift, which Young said is renewable "as long as you are in Greenland."

From Barron's Jan. 28, 2026

Young’s team will need cellphone numbers with the Greenland country code: 299.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 27, 2026

But in the Uganda case, the targeted State Department employees were using iPhones registered with foreign telephone numbers, said two of the sources, without the U.S. country code.

From Reuters Dec. 3, 2021

We are accustomed to call such a code a country code, because of its almost universal following in small towns and villages.

From Etiquette by Agnes H. Morton

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