Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A country that rears or receives and protects one born in another country. The speaker in the following quotation is an Italian brought up in Sweden:
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Examples
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It intensified him in his dear-bought Americanism to the point of wishing to commit lese majesty in the teeth of some local dignitaries who had snubbed him, and who seemed to enjoy putting our eagle to shame in his person; there was something like the bird of his step-country in
Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 2 William Dean Howells 1878
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Americanism to the point of wishing to commit lese majesty in the teeth of some local dignitaries who had snubbed him, and who seemed to enjoy putting our eagle to shame in his person; there was something like the bird of his step-country in Stoller's pale eyes and huge beak.
Complete March Family Trilogy William Dean Howells 1878
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It intensified him in his dear-bought Americanism to the point of wishing to commit lese majesty in the teeth of some local dignitaries who had snubbed him, and who seemed to enjoy putting our eagle to shame in his person; there was something like the bird of his step-country in
Their Silver Wedding Journey — Complete William Dean Howells 1878
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