country
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1.0
- 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
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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
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1.1
Land and views outside towns and cities with fields and farms
71
2.0
An area outside towns with few people and open land used for farming
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9.3
A very remote area far from towns and cities
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8.8
An area far from cities or the coast, often remote and less developed
8
5.7
A remote wild area far from towns and roads
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8.6
Rural, less populated areas that people often ignore when they travel between big cities
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7.4
A rural area far from towns and cities with few people
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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1.4
A style of popular music from the southern United States with simple tunes and storytelling lyrics often played on guitar
54
3.0
A country with low income and few factories that is trying to make life better for its people
- Slur
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4.7
A country with low income and few services like hospitals or clean water
- Archaic
9
3.2
Music from the southern United States often played on guitar or fiddle with simple tunes
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3.3
A traditional group dance where couples face each other in lines and do the same steps to folk music
- Offensive
2
8.6
Rural, less populated areas that people often ignore when they travel between big cities
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3.9
Going on a horse across fields and rough land while jumping natural obstacles
- Literature
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4.4
A monthly magazine about country homes, gardening, cooking, and life in the countryside
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7.0
A sport where riders guide horses over natural ground and solid obstacles to test riding skill and endurance
- Offensive
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6.8
A person or animal who comes from the countryside and has simple manners
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5.3
A traditional folk dance where couples stand in sets or lines and do the same steps to music
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.