[Grammar] "As a woman, I have no country" means

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matrixone

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Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the sentence below? “As a woman, I have no country.”
(A) Women have no country.
(B) Women are not citizens of any country.
(C) Women’s solidarity knows no national boundaries.
(D) Women of all countries have equal legal rights.
 
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Which one do you think is closest in meaning and why? We like learners to make an attempt first.
 

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Which one do you think is closest in meaning and why? We like learners to make an attempt first.
"As a woman, I have no country", means all women may not be having any country (by which I think both A and B are correct) or despite being women she has no country means all women have country but due to some reason, she does not have a country (which matches no option).

This is my attempt. I know this will be a blunder answer that's why didn't mention. :)
 

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Without any context the meaning is far from clear.
 

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I agree with SoothingDave. It's a poor question given that the original speaker is referring only to herself and the four options refer to all women.
 

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I strongly feel the answer is meant to be C but I don't much like the question, either.
 

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It literally only means A. C is probably the intended figurative meaning. But again, with no context, who can say?
 
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