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country
English
Alternative forms
- contree, countrey (archaic)
- contrey, countrie (obsolete)
- counthry (pronunciation spelling)
Etymology
From Middle English contre, contree, borrowed from Old French contree, from Vulgar Latin (terra) contr?ta (“(land) lying opposite; (land) spread before”), derived from Latin contra (“against, opposite”). Cognate with Scots kintra.
Pronunciation
- enPR: k?n'tri
- (UK, US, Canada) IPA(key): /?k?nt?i/, [?k??nt??????i], /?k?nt??/
- (General Australian, General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?k?nt?i/
- Rhymes: -?nt?i
- Hyphenation: coun?try
Noun
country (plural countries)
- (chiefly British) An area of land; a district, region. [from 13th c.]
- 2010, David Vann, The Observer, 7 Mar 2010:
- We walk along flat, open country, red dirt and spinifex grass, a few short trees […].
- 2010, David Vann, The Observer, 7 Mar 2010:
- A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, speakers of the same language etc., or associated with a given person, occupation, species etc. [from 13th c.]
- 2007, Chris Moss, The Guardian, 17 Feb 2007:
- This is condor country - the only region this far east where you can see the magnificent vulture - and a small national park straddling the passes, El Condorito, is a good stopover for walkers and birders.
- 2007, Chris Moss, The Guardian, 17 Feb 2007:
- The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area; a sovereign state. [from 14th c.]
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, page 3:
- It is a beautiful country of rolling hills, fertile valleys, and a thousand rivers and streams which keep the landscape green even in winter.
- 2010, The Economist, 3 Feb 2011:
- These days corporate Germany looks rather different. Volkswagen, the country’s leading carmaker, wants to be the world’s biggest by 2018.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, page 3:
- (uncountable, usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside. [from 16th c.]
- 2000, Alexander Chancellor, The Guardian, 4 Mar.:
- I have always thought that one of the main reasons for the popularity of blood sports in the country is the pointlessness of going outdoors with no purpose or destination in mind.
- 2000, Alexander Chancellor, The Guardian, 4 Mar.:
- Ellipsis of country music [from 20th c.]
- (mining) The rock through which a vein runs.
Usage notes
The geographical sense of "country" usually refers to a sovereign state, that is, a nation with no administrative dependence on another one, which is the definition adopted in most world maps. In a broader sense, however, "country" may also refer to nations with some degree of autonomy and cultural identity but still under the sovereignty of another state. Examples of the latter include Scotland, Tibet, Abkhazia, and Greenland.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- Sranan Tongo: kondre
Translations
See also
- Appendix:Countries of the world
Adjective
country (not comparable)
- From or in the countryside or connected with it.
- Of or connected to country music.
Translations
References
- country at OneLook Dictionary Search
- country in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- "country" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 81.
- country in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Finnish
Alternative forms
- kantri
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English country.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?ntri/, [?k?n?t?ri]
Noun
country
- country music
Declension
Synonyms
- countrymusiikki
- kantrimusiikki
French
Etymology
From English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kœ?.t?i/
Noun
country m (uncountable)
- country music
Italian
Etymology
From English
Noun
country m (invariable)
- (music) country music
Polish
Etymology
From English country music.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kan.tr?/
Noun
country n (indeclinable)
- country, country music
Derived terms
- (adjectives) country'owy, countrowy
Further reading
- country in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- country in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English country.
The pronunciation reflects the incorrect belief that the <oun> represents /a?n/ in the English etymon.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?kaw?.t?i/
Noun
country m (uncountable)
- country music
Spanish
Etymology
English. Doublet of contrada.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kant?i/, [?kãn?.t??i]
Noun
country m (uncountable)
- country music
Swedish
Etymology
From English
Noun
country c (uncountable)
- country music
Declension
country From the web:
- what country am i in
- what country has the most covid cases
- what country is dubai in
- what country has the highest population
- what country is mount everest in
- what country is melania trump from
- what country did eggnog come from
- what country is bethlehem in
colonies
English
Pronunciation
Noun
colonies
- plural of colony
Anagrams
- colonise, eclosion
French
Noun
colonies f
- plural of colonie
Anagrams
- colonise, colonisé
- éclosion
colonies From the web:
- what colonies were in the middle colonies
- what colonies were in the southern colonies
- what colonies were in new england
- what colonies are in the new england colonies
- what colonies are in the middle colonies
- what colonies are included in this region
- what colonies are in the southern colonies
- what colonies did france have
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