acknowledgement of country (also Acknowledgement of Country) BrE/əkˌnɒlɪdʒmənt əv ˈkʌntri/NAmE/əkˌnɑːlɪdʒmənt əv ˈkʌntri/noun[sing., U](inAustralia) formalrecognitionofthetraditionalAboriginalownersofthelandataneventsuchasaconferenceorfestival, andinParliament(澳大利亚)土地声明(在公开场合如大会、庆典活动和议会上正式承认澳大利亚土著居民为传统意义上的土地所有者)