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country

country

∞ 1.0
A nation with its own government and people
  • noun
  • /ˈkʌntri/
: país
  • Under this Prime Minister, the country is worse off.
  • developing countries
  • other countries
  • many countries

She taught me to care about our country and I still do.

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Examples

  • After years of conflict, the country established a democratic government.

  • That's the patriotism that this country needs right there.

  • I think, look, we're a young country, you know?

  • I mean what, why is our country in this place?

  • It's a fine country we're living in.

  • Polls showed that most of the country thought the surge was a bad idea.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The history of modern Egypt provides no indication that the country will master these challenges.

    Academic text (2011)
  • It was very much needed for our country to see that.

  • She taught me to care about our country and I still do.

  • Imagine if all of the places of our country's past were removed, erased, forgotten.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

state
vscountry
∞ 1.0

A country or region that has its own government

refers specifically to an independent political area defined by people and territory
nation
vscountry
∞ 1.7

A large group of people in one country who share a common history and culture

emphasises the political territory and government rather than identity

Idioms

In every part of the country

In many different places across the country

From one side of the country to the other

A place very far away inside the same country

Compounds

111 3.6

A private club that offers golf, tennis, a pool, and dining for members

106 1.4

A style of popular music from the southern United States with simple tunes and storytelling lyrics often played on guitar

A country that is not your own

A nation in Europe

A country with low income and few factories that is trying to make life better for its people

48 4.7

A country with low income and few services like hospitals or clean water

27 3.4

The country a person or their family came from before moving

26 2.8

A race across fields, woods, and hills instead of on a track

18 3.4

A large house in the countryside with its own land

A country where a person was born or something was made

9 3.2

Music from the southern United States often played on guitar or fiddle with simple tunes

8 5.7

A remote wild area far from towns and roads

To ski long distances across open countryside rather than down hills

country bumpkin
  • Offensive
6 8.2

A person from the countryside who is inexperienced with city life

6 6.8

A high area of land above low hills and below where trees stop growing

A doctor who works in the countryside and cares for people far from hospitals

People who live in villages or on farms

A country in northern Europe like Denmark, Norway, or Sweden

The country where you were born or the one you feel most connected to

3 2.7

A small shop in the countryside that sells food and home goods

3 4.3

The southwest part of England that includes Cornwall, Devon and Somerset

A simple life in the countryside near nature and fresh air

2 3.3

A traditional group dance where couples face each other in lines and do the same steps to folk music

flyover country
  • Offensive
2 8.6

Rural, less populated areas that people often ignore when they travel between big cities

Like things from the countryside in look, taste, or style

A country that is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations

A country on the peninsula in southeastern Europe like Greece or Albania

Going on a horse across fields and rough land while jumping natural obstacles

Country Living
  • Literature
1 4.4

A monthly magazine about country homes, gardening, cooking, and life in the countryside

An area in central Kentucky with green pastures and many horse farms

A sport where riders guide horses over natural ground and solid obstacles to test riding skill and endurance

country-bred
  • Offensive
1 6.8

A person or animal who comes from the countryside and has simple manners

A traditional folk dance where couples stand in sets or lines and do the same steps to music

A small neutral state that lies between two rival powers to reduce conflict

9.9

A fragrant herb with thick leaves used in cooking and medicine

A box of local food often given as a gift or taken to a picnic

How Big

continent
269 1.0
country
∞ 1.0
province
237 3.0
region
∞ 2.0
area
∞ 1.0
spot
∞ 1.0
patch
178 2.7

Surface Forms

country singular
countries plural

Etymology

Country comes from an old French word and the Latin root contra, which means 'opposite' or 'across' and you can see this idea in the English word counter. So country came to mean the land and people together — a whole nation with its own government.