third country

English

Etymology

Presumably constructed on the model of third party, formed as a neologism by European Union translators.

Noun

third country (plural third countries)

(European Union, idiomatic) A country outside the European Union.
- 2010, Jean-Luc Demarty, COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1156/2010 of 8 December 2010 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables:
  the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto

Translations

Translations

Swedish: tredje land (sv) n

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