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Country Definition

country

Contents

English

Wikipedia has articles on: Country

Etymology

Middle English contree, contre, from Old French contree, from Vulgar Latin (terra) contrata (“(land) lying opposite; (land) spread before”), derived from contra (“against, opposite”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Wikipedia has an article on: Country

Wikipedia country (plural countries)

  1. 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 [...].
  2. A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, language speakers 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.
  3. The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area. [from 14th c.]
    • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 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.
  4. (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 2000:
      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.
  5. Country music. [from 20th c.]

Derived terms

Terms derived from country (noun)

See also

Adjective

country (not comparable)

  1. From the countryside or connected with it.
  2. Of or connected to country music.

Translations

of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)

Statistics

French

Etymology

From English

Noun

country m. (usually uncountable)

  1. country music

Italian

Etymology

From English

Noun

country m. inv.

  1. (music) country music

 

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