Definitions for country
ˈkʌn tricoun·t·ry

Princeton's WordNet(2.77 / 13 votes)Rate this definition:

1. state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politicnoun

   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"

2. country, state, landnoun

   the territory occupied by a nation

   "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"

3. nation, land, countrynoun

   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"

4. country, rural areanoun

   an area outside of cities and towns

   "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"

5. area, countrynoun

   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"

Wiktionary(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. countrynoun

   An area of land; a district, region.

   Etymology: contree, contre, from contree, from Vulgar Latin (terra) contrata, derived from contra.

2. countrynoun

   A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, language speakers etc., or associated with a given person, occupation, species etc.

   Etymology: contree, contre, from contree, from Vulgar Latin (terra) contrata, derived from contra.

3. countrynoun

   The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area.

   Etymology: contree, contre, from contree, from Vulgar Latin (terra) contrata, derived from contra.

4. countrynoun

   A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside.

   Etymology: contree, contre, from contree, from Vulgar Latin (terra) contrata, derived from contra.

5. countrynoun

   Country music.

   Etymology: contree, contre, from contree, from Vulgar Latin (terra) contrata, derived from contra.

6. countryadjective

   From the countryside or connected with it.

   Etymology: contree, contre, from contree, from Vulgar Latin (terra) contrata, derived from contra.

7. countryadjective

   Of or connected to country music.

   Etymology: contree, contre, from contree, from Vulgar Latin (terra) contrata, derived from contra.

8. countrynoun

   Plural form of countryman.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Countryadverb

   a tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region of one's birth, permanent residence, or citizenship

   Etymology: [F. contre, LL. contrata, fr. L. contra over against, on the opposite side. Cf. Counter, adv., Contra.]

2. Countryadverb

   rural regions, as opposed to a city or town

   Etymology: [F. contre, LL. contrata, fr. L. contra over against, on the opposite side. Cf. Counter, adv., Contra.]

3. Countryadverb

   the inhabitants or people of a state or a region; the populace; the public. Hence: (a) One's constituents. (b) The whole body of the electors of state; as, to dissolve Parliament and appeal to the country

   Etymology: [F. contre, LL. contrata, fr. L. contra over against, on the opposite side. Cf. Counter, adv., Contra.]

4. Countryadverb

   a jury, as representing the citizens of a country

   Etymology: [F. contre, LL. contrata, fr. L. contra over against, on the opposite side. Cf. Counter, adv., Contra.]

5. Countryadverb

   the inhabitants of the district from which a jury is drawn

   Etymology: [F. contre, LL. contrata, fr. L. contra over against, on the opposite side. Cf. Counter, adv., Contra.]

6. Countryadverb

   the rock through which a vein runs

   Etymology: [F. contre, LL. contrata, fr. L. contra over against, on the opposite side. Cf. Counter, adv., Contra.]

7. Countryadjective

   pertaining to the regions remote from a city; rural; rustic; as, a country life; a country town; the country party, as opposed to city

   Etymology: [F. contre, LL. contrata, fr. L. contra over against, on the opposite side. Cf. Counter, adv., Contra.]

8. Countryadjective

   destitute of refinement; rude; unpolished; rustic; not urbane; as, country manners

   Etymology: [F. contre, LL. contrata, fr. L. contra over against, on the opposite side. Cf. Counter, adv., Contra.]

9. Countryadjective

   pertaining, or peculiar, to one's own country

   Etymology: [F. contre, LL. contrata, fr. L. contra over against, on the opposite side. Cf. Counter, adv., Contra.]

Freebase(4.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Country

   A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with sets of previously independent or differently associated peoples with distinct political characteristics. Regardless of the physical geography, in the modern internationally accepted legal definition as defined by the League of Nations in 1937 and reaffirmed by the United Nations in 1945, a resident of a country is subject to the independent exercise of legal jurisdiction. Sometimes the word country is used to refer both to sovereign states and to other political entities, while other times it refers only to states. For example, the CIA World Factbook uses the word in its "Country name" field to refer to "a wide variety of dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, uninhabited islands, and other entities in addition to the traditional countries or independent states".

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Country

   kun′tri, n. a rural region as distinct from a town: a tract of land: the land in which one was born, or in which one resides.—adj. belonging to the country: rustic: rude.—p.adj. Coun′trified.—v.t. Coun′trify, to make rustic.—ns. Coun′try-box, a country-house; Coun′try-dance, a dance practised by country people: a dance in which an indefinite number of couples can take part, the gentlemen being arranged at the commencement on one side, and the ladies on the other.—n.pl. Coun′try-folk, the inhabitants of the country.—ns. Coun′try-house, -seat, the residence of a country gentleman; Coun′tryman, one who lives in the country: a farmer: one born in the same country with another; Coun′try-side, a district or part of the country; Coun′try-woman, a woman who dwells in the country: a woman born in the same country.—Country cousin, a relative from the country, unaccustomed to town sights or manners; Country gentleman, a landed proprietor who resides on his estate in the country; Country town, a small town in a rural district, depending on the agricultural industry of the surrounding country.—Go to the country, in parliamentary usage, to appeal to the feeling of the community by a general election. [O. Fr., contrée—Low L. contrata, contrada, an extension of L. contra, over against.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. country

   A term synonymous with station. The place whither a ship happens to be ordered.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. country

   A specific area of land defined in legislation.

   Many countries are defined legally and some countries are united with other countries to form a nation or sovereign state.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 23, 2020  

2. country

   A group of people in a specific geographical area defined in legislation with a structure of unity government in the form of all types of local unity government, regional unity government, national unity government that work in partnership with the european unity government and international unity government to cocreate an ethical, moral, fair and just society with the focus on priorities of optimum health, human rights, right to life, civil rights, balanced and moderate society with the redistribution of income, wealth and resources to ensure and guarantee shared prosperity for all

   The country did create a form of unity government structure across the country.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 3, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Administrative District
   • Geographical Area
   • People
   • Political Unit
   • Region

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'country' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #270

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'country' in Written Corpus Frequency: #453

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'country' in Nouns Frequency: #29

How to pronounce country?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of country in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of country in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of country in a Sentence

1. Leon Trotsky:

   Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain -- at least in a poor country like Russia -- and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect.

2. David Cooley:

   After my traveling companion and I had been seated in our assigned seats for a while, we were approached by the flight attendant and my companion was asked to move from his premium seat to coach, so a couple could sit together. I explained that we were a couple and wanted to sit together. He was given a choice to either give up the premium seat and move to coach or get off the plane. We could not bear the feeling of humiliation for an entire cross-country flight and left the plane. I cannot believe that an airline in this day and age would give a straight couple preferential treatment over a gay couple and go so far as to ask us to leave. we will never be flying Alaska Airlines or their recently purchasedVirgin Airlines Groupever again. Thank you to Delta Air Lines for getting us home safe. If you are an#LGBTperson, please spend your travel dollars with an LGBT-friendly airline like Delta.

3. RJ Intindola:

   The silence of many is deafening. Especially when our country is under attack by those who challenge the moral values of our Constitution.

4. Neera Tanden:

   It's a fascinating moment because we are entering 2016, and the court has the potential to place itself in the heart of the political debate that we are having in the country.

5. Sherrod Brown:

   I don’t think they – most people – think of themselves as an ideology, they think of themselves as ‘I want what’s best for my family, my community, and my country.

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