Why do you say Spanish-influenced Baroque architecture, not Spain-influenced Baroque architecture??
This phrase is from Korean middle school English textbook.
But, I thought I could say Spain-influenced...
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Because it was influenced by the Spanish. It wasn't influenced by Spain.
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As Jura stated "Spanish" is the adjective that descirbes things that come from Spain. So the influence that Baroque Architecture was received from Spain, therefore we refer to it as Spanish-influence.
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'Spanish' is the adjective which describes the Baroque Architecture, whereas 'Spain' is a noun, therefore you can't use it in your sentence.
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