[Vocabulary] Occupation of

[khanhhung2512]

I looked up for the word occupation in this site Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary
There's an example: "occupation of a foreign country"
Does it mean "the country is occupied by a foreign country" or "a foreign country occupies this country"?
Thanks in advance.
PS: If there are any errors (grammar, vocabulary, etc.) in my post, please let me know.

 

[Raymott]

I looked up [STRIKE]for [/STRIKE]the word occupation in this site Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary
There's an example: "occupation of a foreign country"
Does it mean "the country is occupied by a foreign country" or "a foreign country occupies this country"?
Thanks in advance.
PS: If there are any errors (grammar, vocabulary, etc.) in my post, please let me know.

"A foreign country occupies this country" (Active voice) = "This country is occupied by a foreign country." (passive voice). They mean the same thing.

 

[khanhhung2512]

"A foreign country occupies this country" (Active voice) = "This country is occupied by a foreign country." (passive voice). They mean the same thing.

I'm so sorry. I was mistaken. I meant I didn't know whether "occupation of a foreign country" means "the country occupies a foreign country" or "a foreign country occupies this country".
Could anyone help me?
Thank you very much.
PS: If there are any errors (grammar, vocabulary, etc.) in my post, please let me know.

 

[SoothingDave]

"The occupation of Poland" would refer to the country of Poland being occupied by another country's forces.

 

[emsr2d2]

During the occupation of Poland, Poland was occupied by German forces. Germany occupied Poland. The German forces went to Poland and took over.