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old coun·t·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. old countrynoun

    the country of origin of an immigrant

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  1. old countrynoun

    The country of origin of an immigrant or of a person of immigrant descent.

Wikipedia

  1. old country

    A homeland is a place where a cultural, national, or racial identity has formed. The definition can also mean simply one's country of birth. When used as a proper noun, the Homeland, as well as its equivalents in other languages, often has ethnic nationalist connotations. A homeland may also be referred to as a fatherland, a motherland, or a mother country, depending on the culture and language of the nationality in question.

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  1. old country

    The term "Old Country" generally refers to the country of origin or ancestral homeland from which an individual or their family originates. This term is particularly used by immigrants or descendants of immigrants to refer to the country they or their ancestors left to settle in a new land. The specific country being referred to can vary widely, as it depends on the individual’s personal or family history.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. old country

    A very general designation for Great Britain among the Americans. The term is never applied to any part of the continent of Europe.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of old country in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of old country in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of old country in a Sentence

  1. William Lee Golden:

    It was important for me to include this on the project because I grew up singing this song — and in an old country church.

  2. Charles De Gaulle:

    My dear and old country, here we are once again together faced with a heavy trial.

  3. Charles De Gaulle:

    Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution. ... We have to transform our old France into a new country and marry it to its time.

  4. Michael Land:

    There are a lot of old country cemeteries along the river and historically, in past bad storms such as Hurricane Katrina, caskets and vaults have come up from the ground.

  5. William Lee Golden:

    One of the most popular Gospel songs of all time is ‘Old Country Church,’ it was important for me to include this on the project because I grew up singing this song — and in an old country church.

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