Country of certain dialects (5)

I believe the answer is:

india

'country' is the definition.
(India is an example)

'of certain dialects' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'INDIA' is hidden within 'certain dialects'.

(Other definitions for india that I've seen before include "Queen Victoria considered it the Jewel in the Crown" , "Commonwealth country, independent in 1947" , ""Bharat", locally" , "Territory" , "home to her Mumbai family" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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