host countries

Event staging nations

Host countries are nations that receive or accommodate something from elsewhere—foreign troops, refugees, international events, or corporate headquarters.

A country hosting the Olympics provides venues and infrastructure.

A host country for a military base allows foreign forces on its soil.

The host country struggled to process the influx of asylum seekers.

The term emphasizes the receiving nation's role as provider of space, resources, or hospitality.

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event participation role

host countriesdelegations

Groups authorized to represent

away teams · member states

migration/displacement role

host countriescountries of origin

Nations products come from

home countries · donor countries

organizational role

host countriesmember countries

Nations in an alliance

satellite states · client states

Family

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