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What does it mean if a country is partitioned?

It is divided into two or more parts.
It gains additional territory.
People groups are forced to migrate to a different country.
A new government is created.

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Answer: It is divided into two or more parts.

Explanation: partition: the division of a country in two or more parts

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A partition means dividing something into smaller parts.

Therefore the correct answer is:
It is divided into two or more parts.

An example of partitioning a country is the division of Poland between Austria, Germany and Russia in the end of the18th century.

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