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Meanings of landlocked countries in English

Russian
континентальное государство
Portuguese
países encravados
Spanish
país mediterráneo
Catalan
estat sense litoral

Country fully enclosed by land areas, or whose only coastlines lie on closed seas or lakes.

      континентальное государство
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      Examples for "landlocked country"
      Examples for "landlocked country"
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      Gold leapfrogged cotton to become the landlocked country's main export in 2009.
      Reuters
      2
      Oil tankers have been halted at the borders of the landlocked country.
      The Irish Times
      3
      Its president has declared half of the landlocked country a disaster zone.
      Reuters
      4
      The landlocked country of around 19 million exports cotton and gold.
      Reuters
      5
      Muslim and Christians have since split into segregated communities across the landlocked country.
      Reuters
      1
      The dominant Kukis do not support a separatist campaign by the Meities in the restive landlocked state.
      Reuters
      2
      I continued, Indiana is a landlocked state.
      Guns will keep us together
      3
      Neither line cut much ice with people in Malawi, an impoverished, landlocked state that nevertheless boasts a half-decent road network.
      Reuters
      4
      I had never seen the ocean, Ohio being a landlocked state, when suddenly I found myself adrift on an island.
      Geektastic
      5
      They are also investigating the so-called Fiol, tracks that would connect the landlocked state of Tocantins to the coast of Bahia.
      Reuters
      Usage of landlocked countries in English
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      For smaller, landlocked countries, dependent on aid-flows or natural resource revenues, governance is critical.
      The Guardian
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      The Mauritius-based company Liquid Telecom, for example, is working to bring broadband to landlocked countries like Zambia.
      Wired
      3
      Being a family email we can't reproduce them here, but the implication from two of Europe's famously landlocked countries is clear: WE'RE DOOMED!
      The Guardian
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      Landlocked countries are hit particularly hard by poor infrastructure, paying up to 84% more to export their goods than a coastal country.
      The Guardian