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Definition
Diplomatic relations; mutually recognized official ties between countries.
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How it's used
This term is formal and typically reserved for news reports, political discussions, or academic contexts. It describes the official state of recognition and interaction between sovereign nations rather than casual friendships between people.
Examples
The two countries have already severed diplomatic ties.
Do the two governments have any plans to establish diplomatic relations?
Related words
Common phrases
establish diplomatic relations
sever diplomatic ties
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
