Difference between revisions of "Country of transit"

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=== Equivalents ===
=== Equivalents ===
Tranzitní země — Transitland — Paese di transito — Kraj tranzytu
[[tranzitní země]] [[Transitland]] [[paese di transito]] [[kraj tranzytu]]


=== Related terms ===
=== Related terms ===


* [[refugee]] (comes through)
* [[refugee|'''refugees''']] (''pass'' ''through it before reaching'') their '''host country'''
*(''is the opposite of'') [[country of origin|'''country of origin''']]; '''host country'''


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=== Examples ===
=== Examples ===
The Hungarian government also shut down train service to Germany in an apparent effort to discourage refugees from using Hungary as a '''transit country''' on their way to seek asylum there.
<blockquote>The Hungarian government also shut down train service to Germany in an apparent effort to discourage refugees from using Hungary as a '''transit country''' on their way to seek asylum there.</blockquote><small>Source:  [https://www.vox.com/2015/9/5/9265501/refugee-crisis-europe-syria https://www.vox.com/]</small>
 
<small>Source:  [https://www.vox.com/2015/9/5/9265501/refugee-crisis-europe-syria https://www.vox.com/]</small>


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Latest revision as of 15:14, 30 August 2022

Equivalents

tranzitní zeměTransitlandpaese di transitokraj tranzytu

Related terms

Definition

Transit countries are countries that migrants cross on their way to their country of destination.

Source: https://assembly.coe.int/

Synonyms and variants

  • transit country

Examples

The Hungarian government also shut down train service to Germany in an apparent effort to discourage refugees from using Hungary as a transit country on their way to seek asylum there.

Source: https://www.vox.com/

Note

The term transit country has a very low frequency in the corpus. This should be considered when reading this entry.