country
- noun
- /ˈkʌntri/
- 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.
- Out here in God's country, it ain't so bad.
Examples
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This chaotic and incompetent government has driven our country into chaos.
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I grew up in the, in the country, in central PA on a farm.
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And there are places in our country that are safe.
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How long you been in the country?
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I wish I lived in the country.
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Out here in God's country, it ain't so bad.
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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.
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The children love to play outside in the country where they can run freely.
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Living in the country means enjoying beautiful landscapes and fresh air.
Synonyms
Land and views outside towns and cities with fields and farms
An area outside towns with few people and open land used for farming
An area far from cities or the coast, often remote and less developed
Rural, less populated areas that people often ignore when they travel between big cities
A remote wild area far from towns and roads
A very remote area far from towns and cities
A rural area far from towns and cities with few people
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
A style of popular music from the southern United States with simple tunes and storytelling lyrics often played on guitar
A country with low income and few factories that is trying to make life better for its people
- Slur
A country with low income and few services like hospitals or clean water
- Archaic
Music from the southern United States often played on guitar or fiddle with simple tunes
- Offensive
Rural, less populated areas that people often ignore when they travel between big cities
A traditional group dance where couples face each other in lines and do the same steps to folk music
- Literature
A monthly magazine about country homes, gardening, cooking, and life in the countryside
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
Surface Forms
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.