upphört land

English translation: former country

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Swedish term or phrase:upphört land
English translation:former country
Entered by: Deane Goltermann

10:37 Jul 10, 2018
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
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Swedish term or phrase: upphört land
Seems like it means undisclosed/unknown, but I'm not sure why upphört in that case:

Kärande
[Namn], [Personnummer], Medborgare i Upphört Land, [Adress]
Michael Purvis
former country
Explanation:
Here's the idea at least... as in
"Citizen of former country"

Some reading to get ideas, tho certainly not definitive. https://www.quora.com/What-if-someone-was-from-a-country-tha...


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Note added at 25 mins (2018-07-10 11:03:48 GMT)
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Wiki even has a page... 'historical (sovereign) state'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_former_sovereign_state...
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Deane Goltermann
Sweden
Local time: 19:01
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Summary of answers provided
2 +5defunct country
Tim Kynerd
5country that no longer exists
Sven Petersson
3 +1former country
Deane Goltermann


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +5
defunct country


Explanation:
If this fits your context, I'm thinking the reference could be to a country that no longer exists. I'm also not sure "defunct country" is the best (or even a standard) way to express this idea, but I couldn't think of a better brief term.

Tim Kynerd
Sweden
Local time: 19:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
former country


Explanation:
Here's the idea at least... as in
"Citizen of former country"

Some reading to get ideas, tho certainly not definitive. https://www.quora.com/What-if-someone-was-from-a-country-tha...


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Note added at 25 mins (2018-07-10 11:03:48 GMT)
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Wiki even has a page... 'historical (sovereign) state'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_former_sovereign_state...

Deane Goltermann
Sweden
Local time: 19:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 127

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agree  Cynthia Coan
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
country that no longer exists


Explanation:
:o)


    https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-that-no-longer-exist.html
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 19:01
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 251
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