intercountry
- a word derived from country.
Example Sentences
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Some intercountry adoptees may not even know they lack US citizenship.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
She added that “it is my hope that conditions improve very soon so that intercountry adoptions can resume.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 24, 2022
War, natural disasters and other destabilizing events have a long history of upending intercountry adoptions.
From Seattle Times • May 20, 2022
Ukraine, Ms. Oswald said, “has placed a moratorium on adoption, including intercountry adoption” during the wartime emergency.
From Washington Times • Apr. 28, 2022
U.S. officials now appear open to a bilateral accord with Russia after arguing for years that the Hague Convention's international agreement on intercountry adoptions would be sufficient once Russia ratified it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2010
