Selected quad for the lemma: country_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	city_n	great_a	london_n	1,628	5	7.0618	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00804	The estate of the Germaine empire, with the description of Germanie 1. Declaring how the empire was translated from the Romaines to the Germaines: with diuers and sundrie memorable accidents following there-vpon. Written certaine yeeres past as the estate then stood. 2. Describing the scituation of euery countrie, prouince, dukedome, arch-bishoprick, bishoprick, earledome and cittie of Germanie: the princes and chief officers of the empire in their seuerall places ... Newly set foorth for the profite and pleasure of all gentlemen and others, that are delighted in trauaile or knowledge of countries.	Phiston, William.	1595 (1595)	STC 10922; ESTC S102115	18,648	56

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