American not cold initially travelling the country (7)

I believe the answer is:

armenia

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'the country' is the definition.
(Armenia is a country)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for armenia that I've seen before include "Republic formerly in the USSR" , "Republic east of Black Sea bordering Turkey, capital Yerevan" , "Landlocked country south of Georgia" , "Country in the Caucasus, capital Yerevan" , "Landlocked country of southwest Asia" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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