the other end of the country
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3.3
- idiom
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el otro extremo del país
- You live at the other end of the country.
Examples
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Growing up at the other end of the country, she had never seen the ocean until her trip last summer.
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They traveled from one coast to the other end of the country to visit their relatives.
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After driving for hours, they finally reached the other end of the country and were amazed by the beautiful landscapes.
Synonyms
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1.7
From one side of the country to the other
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9.8
A place far from towns and people
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9.9
A very remote place far from towns or cities
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6.7
Towards the inland parts of a country away from the coast or big cities
Antonyms
How Far
Surface Forms
Morphology
the + other + end + of + the + country
The meaning is directly and transparently built from the constituents: 'other' (a different/distinct), 'end' (the far or final part) and 'country' (nation), so a learner who knows these words can infer 'the most distant part of the country.' This is a regular compositional locative noun phrase following common patterns (e.g. 'the other side of the country') and is cross-linguistically straightforward, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
The phrase the other end of the country comes from a simple image: imagine the country as a long blanket and you are standing on one side. The other end is the far side you must travel to, so the phrase means 'very far away in the same country'.