If it is a weird definition, it's a well-recognised one. Take the second sentence of the relevant Wikipedia page: "A country may be an independent sovereign st

If it is a weird definition, it's a well-recognised one. Take the second sentence of the relevant Wikipedia page: "A country may be an independent sovereign state or part of a larger state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with sets of previously independent or differently associated people with distinct political characteristics." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country