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Country poem without the Spanish part (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

egypt

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'country' is the definition.
(Egypt is a country)

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(Other definitions for egypt that I've seen before include "NE African republic" , "Ancient nation on the Nile" , "Luxor's country" , "African country, site of an ancient civilization" , "Where M. Antony died" .)

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