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country

country

1.0
Land away from towns and cities where few people live
  • noun
  • /ˈkʌntri/
translation icon : campo
  • I got interested in that part of the country about ten years back.
  • country road
  • areas of the country
  • part of the country

Out here in God's country, it ain't so bad.

Examples

  • This chaotic and incompetent government has driven our country into chaos.

  • I grew up in the, in the country, in central PA on a farm.

  • And there are places in our country that are safe.

  • How long you been in the country?

  • I wish I lived in the country.

  • Out here in God's country, it ain't so bad.

  • In the main, you will find Southern Ontario gentle farming country, sometimes in softly rolling hills.

    Academic text (1999)
  • A celebration was held in her honor at Chicago’s Soldier Field, while hundreds of thousands more listened on radios all across the country.

  • The children love to play outside in the country where they can run freely.

  • Living in the country means enjoying beautiful landscapes and fresh air.

Synonyms

countryside
vscountry
136 1.1

Land and views outside towns and cities with fields and farms

emphasizes the rural part of a region rather than scenic view
rural area
vscountry
68 2.0

An area outside towns with few people and open land used for farming

is the broader term for rural land outside towns and cities
hinterland
vscountry
8 8.8

An area far from cities or the coast, often remote and less developed

is the wider rural concept rather than distant or peripheral zones
flyover country
vscountry
  • Offensive
1 8.6

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

is the neutral rural concept without the dismissive, outsider viewpoint
back country
vscountry
1 5.7

A remote wild area far from towns and roads

refers more broadly to rural areas, not only very remote places
boonies
vscountry
  • Slang
1 9.3

A very remote area far from towns and cities

is a neutral, standard term for rural land without slang
backland
vscountry
7.4

A rural area far from towns and cities with few people

is the general rural notion without stressing remoteness or wildness

Antonyms

1.0

A large town where many people live and work that has its own local government

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

100 1.4

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

81 3.6

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

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

15 3.4

A large house in the countryside with its own land

A country where a person was born or something was made

11 4.7

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

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

7 3.2

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

5 3.4

The country a person or their family came from before moving

country bumpkin
  • Offensive
5 8.2

A person from the countryside who is inexperienced with city life

People who live in villages or on farms

4 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

To ski long distances across open countryside rather than down hills

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

3 2.7

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

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

A simple life in the countryside near nature and fresh air

flyover country
  • Offensive
1 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

1 5.7

A remote wild area far from towns and roads

1 4.3

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

A country that is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations

1 3.3

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

Country Living
  • Literature
1 4.4

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

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

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

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

country-bred
  • Offensive
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 sport where riders guide horses over natural ground and solid obstacles to test riding skill and endurance

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

How Rural

wilderness
129 3.8
country
1.0
suburb
286 2.7
city
1.0

Surface Forms

country singular
countries plural

Etymology

Country originally meant 'land' or a region outside towns and comes from the same root meaning 'across' or 'opposite'. That's why country also means the rural area or 'the countryside' with farms and open fields.