country

coun·try  (kntr)

n. pl. coun·tries

1.

a. A nation or state.

b. The territory of a nation or state; land.

c. The people of a nation or state; populace: The whole country will profit from the new economic reforms.

2. The land of a person's birth or citizenship: Foreign travel is restricted in his country.

3. A region, territory, or large tract of land distinguishable by features of topography, biology, or culture: hill country; Bible country.

4. An area or expanse outside cities and towns; a rural area: a vacation in the country.

5. Law A jury.

6. Informal Country music.

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or typical of the country: a country road; country cooking.

2. Of or relating to country music.

Idiom:

in country

In Vietnam during the period of U.S. military operations there: "He'd been in country a month longer than the other four" (Nelson DeMille).

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[Middle English countre, from Old French contree, from Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrta, (land) opposite, before, from Latin contr, opposite; see kom in Indo-European roots.]

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country [ˈkʌntrɪ]

n pl -tries

1. (Social Science / Human Geography) a territory distinguished by its people, culture, language, geography, etc.

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an area of land distinguished by its political autonomy; state

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the people of a territory or state the whole country rebelled

4. an area associated with a particular person Burns country

5. (Social Science / Human Geography)

a.  the part of the land that is away from cities or industrial areas; rural districts

b.  (as modifier) country cottage

c.  (in combination) a countryman Related adj pastoral, rural

6. (Music, other) short for country music

7. Archaic a particular locality or district

up country away from the coast or the capital

9. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) one's native land or nation of citizenship

10. (General Sporting Terms) (usually preceded by the) Brit informal the outlying area or area furthest from the finish of a sports ground or racecourse

11. (modifier) rough; uncouth; rustic country manners

across country not keeping to roads, etc.

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

go or appeal to the country Chiefly Brit to dissolve Parliament and hold an election

unknown country an unfamiliar topic, place, matter, etc.

[from Old French contrée, from Medieval Latin contrāta, literally: that which lies opposite, from Latin contrā opposite]

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coun•try (ˈkʌn tri)

n., pl. -tries,
adj. n.

1. a state or nation: European countries.

2. the territory of a nation.

3. the people of a district, state, or nation.

4. the land of one's birth or citizenship.

5. rural districts, as opposed to cities or towns.

6. any considerable territory demarcated by topographical conditions, by a distinctive population, etc.

7. the public at large, as represented by a jury.

8. country music.

adj.

9. of, from, or characteristic of the country; rural.

10. rude; unpolished; rustic: country manners.

11. of, from, or pertaining to a particular country.

12. Obs. of one's own country.

[1200–50; Middle English cuntree < Anglo-French, Old French < Vulgar Latin *(regiō) contrāta terrain opposite the viewer]

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country

• emancipate - Means "to free from legal, political, social control or restraint by others," and "to free from bondage." The word's Latin elements are manus, "hand," and capere, "to take," and first meant "to release or set free."
• assassin - Thought by some to derive from an Arabic word meaning "hashish user," as members of an Islamic sect in various countries during the time of the Crusades (13th century) ate hashish to intoxicate themselves before setting out to assasinate enemy leaders.
• patriot - Greek pater, "father," led to Latin patriota, "fellow countryman," which was the original meaning of patriot when it came into English in the late 1500s.
• country, nation - Both came into English c. 1330 and tend to be used interchangeably.  Country comes from Latin contrata (terra), "the landscape in front of one, the landscape lying opposite to the view." Nation is from Latin nation-/natio, "race, class of person."

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	country - a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" body politic, nation, res publica, commonwealth, state, land commonwealth country - any of the countries in the British Commonwealth developing country - a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically Dominion - one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth estate of the realm, the three estates, estate - a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights foreign country - any state of which one is not a citizen; "working in a foreign country takes a bit of getting used to" Reich - the German state renegade state, rogue nation, rogue state - a state that does not respect other states in its international actions suzerain - a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs sea power - a nation that possesses formidable naval strength great power, major power, superpower, world power, power - a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world city state, city-state - a state consisting of a sovereign city ally - a friendly nation political entity, political unit - a unit with political responsibilities
	2.	country - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" land, state administrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes banana republic - a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas) country of origin, fatherland, homeland, mother country, motherland, native land - the country where you were born buffer country, buffer state - a small neutral state between two rival powers department - the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France) demesne, domain, land - territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land" midland - the interior part of a country kingdom - a country with a king as head of state province, state - the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south" tax haven - a country or independent region where taxes are low European country, European nation - any one of the countries occupying the European continent African country, African nation - any one of the countries occupying the African continent Asian country, Asian nation - any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent South American country, South American nation - any one of the countries occupying the South American continent North American country, North American nation - any country on the North American continent sultanate - country or territory ruled by a sultan
	3.	country - the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" nation, land people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" national, subject - a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects" Dutch, Dutch people - the people of the Netherlands; "the Dutch are famous for their tulips" British, British people, Brits - the people of Great Britain English people, English - the people of England Irish, Irish people - people of Ireland or of Irish extraction French people, French - the people of France Spanish people, Spanish - the people of Spain Swiss, Swiss people - the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland
	4.	country - an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country" rural area back country, backwoods, boondocks, hinterland - a remote and undeveloped area farming area, farmland - a rural area where farming is practiced geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth grazing land, ley, pasture, pastureland, lea - a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock countryside - rural regions scrubland - an uncultivated region covered with scrub vegetation weald - an area of open or forested country wold - a tract of open rolling country (especially upland)
	5.	country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" area arena - the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand high country - an area lying above the piedmont but below the timberline bed ground, bed-ground, bedground - an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night broadcast area - the area over which a radio or tv transmission can be received center, middle, centre, eye, heart - an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" corner - a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean" corner - a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery" disaster area - a region whose population is affected by a general disaster hangout, haunt, stamping ground, resort, repair - a frequently visited place fireside, hearth - an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room); "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire" hunting ground - an area in which game is hunted no-go area - an area that is dangerous or impossible to enter or to which entry is forbidden no man's land - an unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing armies quadrant - the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle quadrant - any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes rain shadow - an area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching it region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions" staging area - an area where troops and equipment in transit are assembled before a military operation open, clear - a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open" free port, free zone - an area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties anchorage ground, anchorage - place for vessels to anchor playground, resort area, vacation spot - an area where many people go for recreation city block, block - a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings; "he lives in the next block" neighborhood - an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community); "an ethnic neighborhood" retreat - a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet refuge, safety - a safe place; "He ran to safety" danger - a dangerous place; "He moved out of danger" scene - the place where some action occurs; "the police returned to the scene of the crime" section - a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people; "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"; "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section" shrubbery - an area where a number of shrubs are planted space - an area reserved for some particular purpose; "the laboratory's floor space" tank farm - an area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tanks winner's circle - a small area at a racecourse where awards are given to the owners of winning horses

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country

noun

1. nation, state, land, commonwealth, kingdom, realm, sovereign state, people the disputed boundary between the two countries

2. people, community, nation, society, citizens, voters, inhabitants, grass roots, electors, populace, citizenry, public Seventy per cent of this country is opposed to blood sports.

3. countryside, rural areas, provinces, outdoors, sticks (informal), farmland, outback (Austral. & N.Z.), the middle of nowhere, green belt, wide open spaces (informal), backwoods, back country (U.S.), the back of beyond, bush (N.Z. & S. African), backlands (U.S.), boondocks (U.S. slang) They live somewhere way out in the country.
countryside city, town, metropolis

4. territory, part, land, region, terrain This is some of the best walking country in the district.

5. native land, nationality, homeland, motherland, fatherland, patria (Latin) I am willing to serve my country.

adjective

rural, pastoral, rustic, agrarian, bucolic, Arcadian I want to live a simple country life.
rural city, urban, sophisticated, cosmopolitan, urbane

Related words
adjectives campestral, pastoral, rural

Countries


Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belau, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina-Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Republic of), Congo (Democratic Republic of), Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirghizia, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, People's Republic of China, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Ireland, Republic of Maldives, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wales, Yemen, Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), Zambia, Zimbabwe

Translations

country [ˈkʌntrɪ]

A. N

1. (= nation) → país m; (= people) → pueblo m
to go to the country (Brit) (Pol) → convocar a elecciones generales

2. (= fatherland) → patria f
to die for one's country → morir por la patria
love of country → amor a la patria

3. (no pl) (= countryside) → campo m
we had to leave the road and go across country → tuvimos que dejar la carretera e ir a través del campo
in the country → en el campo
to live off the country → vivir de lo que produce la tierra

4. (no pl) (= terrain, land) → terreno m, tierra f
this is good fishing country → ésta es buena tierra para la pesca
unknown country (also fig) → terreno desconocido
mountainous country → región f montañosa
there is some lovely country further south → más al sur el paisaje es muy bonito

B. CPD country and western (music) N → música f country, música f ranchera(Mex)
country bumpkin N (pej) → patán m, paleto/a m/f
country club N → club m campestre
country cottage N → casita f (en el campo)
country cousin N (fig) → pueblerino/a m/f
country dance N → baile m regional
country dancing N → danza f folklórica
country dweller N → persona f que vive en el campo
country folk NPL → gente f del campo
country gentleman N → hacendado m
country house N → casa f de campo, quinta f; (= farm) → finca f (esp LAm), rancho m (Mex)
country life N → vida f campestre or del campo
country mile N to miss sth by a country mile (US) → quedarse a una legua de algo
country music N = country and western (music) country park N → parque m
country people NPL = country folk country road N → camino m vecinal
country seat N → casa f solariega, hacienda f (LAm)

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country [ˈkʌntri]

n

(= state) → pays m
the border between the two countries → la frontière entre les deux pays
this country (= Britain) → ce pays
to go to the country (British) (= call an election) → appeler le pays aux urnes
to travel across country (across the whole the country) → traverser le pays

(= native land) → patrie f

(as opposed to town) → campagne f
in the country → à la campagne
I live in the country → J'habite à la campagne.
to travel across country (avoiding towns) → emprunter les routes de campagne

(= region) → région f, pays m
mountainous country → pays de montagne, région montagneuse

modif [area] → de campagne; [pub] → dans la campagne
country-and-western [ˌkʌntriəndˈwɛstə^rn]

n (= music) → musique f country

modif [band, music, singer] → country
country club n → club à la campagne)m de loisirs >
country dance n → danse f folklorique
country dancing n (British) → danse f folklorique
country house n (British) → manoir m
country lane n → chemin m

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country

n

(= state) → Land nt; (= people also) → Volk nt; his own country → seine Heimat; to die for one’s country → für sein Land sterben; to go to the country → Neuwahlen ausschreiben

no pl (as opposed to town) → Land nt; (= scenery, countryside also) → Landschaft f; in/to the country → auf dem/aufs Land; the surrounding country → das umliegende Land, die Umgebung; this is good hunting/fishing country → das ist eine gute Jagd-/Fischgegend; this is mining country → dies ist ein Bergbaugebiet; we’re back in familiar country again (fig) → wir befinden uns wieder auf vertrautem Boden

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country in cpds → Land-;

country and western

n → Country-und-Western-Musik f

country-and-western

adj → Country- und Western-

country-born

adj → auf dem Land geboren

country-bred

adj → auf dem Land aufgewachsen; animals → auf dem Land gezogen

country bumpkin

n (pej) → Bauerntölpel (inf), → Bauer (pej inf) m; (= girl) → Bauerntrampel nt (inf)

country club

n Klub auf dem Lande

country code

n

(= telephone prefix) → Landeskennzahl f, → internationale Vorwahl

(Brit: = set of rules) → Verhaltenskodex m → für Besucher auf dem Lande

country cousin

n → Vetter m → /Base f → vom Lande

country dance

n → Volkstanz m

country dancing

n → Volkstanz m; to go country → zum Volkstanz gehen

country dweller

n → Landbewohner(in) m(f)

country folk

pl → Leute pl → vom Lande

country gentleman

n → Landbesitzer m

country gentry

pl → Landadel m

country house

n → Landhaus nt

country life

n → das Landleben, das Leben auf dem Lande

countryman

n

(= compatriot) → Landsmann m; his fellow countrymen → seine Landsleute

(= country dweller) → Landmann m

country mile

n (US inf) to miss something by a country → etw um Längen verpassen

country music

n → Countrymusik f

country people

pl → Leute pl → vom Land(e)

country road

n → Landstraße f

country seat

n → Landsitz m

countryside

n (= scenery) → Landschaft f, → Gegend f; (= rural area) → Land nt; it’s beautiful country → das ist eine herrliche Landschaft or Gegend; to live in the middle of the country → mitten auf dem Land leben

Countryside Commission

n (Brit) → Kommission f → zum Schutz ländlicher Gebiete

country town

n → Kleinstadt f

country-wide

adj → landesweit, im ganzen Land

countrywoman

n

(= compatriot) → Landsmännin f

(= country dweller) → Landfrau f

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country [ˈkʌntrɪ]

1. n

a. (gen) → paese m; (native land) → patria
to go to the country (Pol) → indire le elezioni
to die for one's country → morire per la patria

b. (as opposed to town) → campagna; (terrain, land) → territorio; (region) → regione f
in the country → in campagna
there is some lovely country further south → ci sono delle campagne bellissime più a sud
mountainous country → territorio montagnoso
unknown country (also) (fig) → terra sconosciuta

2. adj (life, road) → di campagna

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country (ˈkantri) – plural ˈcountries – noun

1. any of the nations of the world; the land occupied by a nation. Canada is a larger country than Spain. land بَلَـد، قُطـر страна país země das Land land χώρα país riik کشور maa pays מְדִינָה देश zemlja, država ország negara (þjóð)land paese 国 나라 šalis, kraštas zeme; valsts negara land land, område, distrikt kraj وطن، ملک país ţară, stat страна krajina dežela zemlja land ประเทศ ülke 國家 країна ملك đất nước 国家

2. the people of a country. The whole country is in agreement with your views. land شَعْب، سُكّان народ país země das Volk landets befolkning χώρα, λαός país, nación maa ملت؛ مردم kansa pays הָעָם देशवासी narod nép negeri landsmenn paese 国民 국민 šalies gyventojai tauta; iedzīvotāji rakyat land folk; landsmenn kraj ملت ، خلک país ţară, stat страна krajina dežela nacija land, folk ประชาชนในประเทศ halk 國民 населення країни, народ قوم nhân dân 国民

3. (usually with the) districts where there are fields, moors etc as opposed to towns and areas with many buildings. a quiet holiday in the country; (also adjective) country districts. platteland ريف провинция campo venkov(ský) das Land på landet; land- εξοχή campo maa حومه شهر؛ دشت و صحرا maaseutu (de) campagne כְּפָר देहात selo vidék pedesaan sveit campagna; di campagna 田舎 시골 kaimo vietovė, kaimas, užmiestis lauki; lauku- desa platteland; landelijk landet, landsbygd wieś دښت او صحرا campo (de) ţară деревня vidiek; vidiecky podeželje, podeželski selo landsbygd, landet ชนบท kır kesimi 鄉下 сільська місцевість ديهات كا علاق‍ہ nông thôn 乡村

4. an area or stretch of land. hilly country. terrein مِنْطَقَـه местност terreno kraj das Gelände område ύπαιθρο región paikkond ناحیه؛ سرزمین maa-alue région חֶבֵל אֶרֶץ कोई क्षेत्र krajolik táj daerah land, svæði regione 土地 땅, 지역 vietovė apvidus terrein terreng, lende teren ناحیه، ځمکه terreno re­gi­une местность kraj ljudski ples predeo land, område, trakt ภูมิประเทศ kır 地區，一塊土地 місцевість علاق‍ہ، سرزمين địa hạt （具有某种地理特点的）地区

country dance

a (style of) dance in which partners are arranged in parallel lines. kontrakonterdans, boeredans رَقْصَة ريفِيّه кънтри quadrilha lidový tanec englischer Volkstanz folkedans λαϊκός χορός contradanza (baile regional) kontratants رقص روستایی angleesi danse folklorique רִיקוּדי עָם लोक-नृत्य seoski ples néptánc tarian daerah sveitadans danza popolare カントリーダンス 컨트리 댄스 kontradansas kantridanss kawasan contradans folkedans, turdans (rodzaj tańca ludowego) کلیوال ګډا contradança dans popular; contra­dans контрданс ľudový tanec ljudski ples narodna igra folkdans, kontradans การเต้นรำกับคู่เป็นเส้นขนาน halk oyunu, köylü dansı 鄉村舞 контрданс ايك قسم كا رقص điệu nhảy hai hàng sóng đôi 乡村舞

ˈcountryman – feminine ˈcountrywoman – noun

a person born in the same country as another. Churchill and Chamberlain were fellow countrymen. landgenoot مُواطِن، مُواطنـه съотечественик compatriota krajan der Landsmann landsmand συμπατριώτης compatriota kaasmaalane همشهری maamies compatriote בֶּן הָאָרֶץ देशवासी zemljak földi(je vkinek) sebangsa (sam)landi compatriota 同国人 동향사람, 동포 tėvynainis, tautietis tautietis; novadnieks rakan senegara landgenoot landsmann rodak هیوادوال، کلیوال compatriota compatriot соотечественник krajan, -ka rojak zemljak landsman เพื่อนร่วมชาติ yurttaş, vatandaş 同胞 співвітчизник, земляк هم وطن người đồng hương 同乡

ˈcountryside noun

country areas. the English countryside. platteland مناطق ريفيّـه околност campo venkov; příroda ländliche Gegend, Landschaft landskab; natur εξοχή campo, zona rural maakoht دشت و صحرا maaseutu campagne אֵזוֹר הַכְּפָר ग्रामीण क्षेत्र selo vidék daerah pedalaman sveit campagna 田舎 지방 kaimo vietovė lauki desa platteland landskap, terreng krajobraz دښتنه او صحرا campo zonă rurală сельская местность vidiek podeželje provincija landsbygd, landet ชนบท kırlık, kırsal bölge 鄉下 сільська місцевість; округа بيرون شهر، ديهات كا علاق‍ہ vùng nông thôn 乡下

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country → بَلَد země land Land χώρα país maa pays zemlja nazione 国 나라 land land kraj país страна land ประเทศ ülke nước 国家