What does country mean?
Definitions for country
ˈkʌn tricoun·t·ry
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word country.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
country, state, landnoun
the territory occupied by a nation
"he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"
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"
country, rural areanoun
an area outside of cities and towns
"his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"
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
countrynoun
An area of land; a district, region.
Etymology: contree, contre, from contree, from Vulgar Latin (terra) contrata, derived from contra.
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.
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.
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.
countrynoun
Country music.
Etymology: contree, contre, from contree, from Vulgar Latin (terra) contrata, derived from contra.
countryadjective
From the countryside or connected with it.
Etymology: contree, contre, from contree, from Vulgar Latin (terra) contrata, derived from contra.
countryadjective
Of or connected to country music.
Etymology: contree, contre, from contree, from Vulgar Latin (terra) contrata, derived from contra.
countrynoun
Plural form of countryman.
Webster Dictionary
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.]
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.]
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.]
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.]
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.]
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.]
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.]
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.]
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
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
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
country
A term synonymous with station. The place whither a ship happens to be ordered.
Editors Contribution
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, 2020country
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
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'country' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #270
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'country' in Written Corpus Frequency: #453
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'country' in Nouns Frequency: #29
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of country in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of country in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of country in a Sentence
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.
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.
The silence of many is deafening. Especially when our country is under attack by those who challenge the moral values of our Constitution.
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.
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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Translations for country
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- landAfrikaans
- أرياف, بَلَدٌ, ريف, وَطَنٌ, وِلاَيَةٌ, نسبة الى الريف, اوطان, رِيفِيّArabic
- ölkə, kəndAzerbaijani
- өлкә, ауыл, төбәк, дәүләт, илBashkir
- зямля, вёска, краіна, дзержаваBelarusian
- земя, държава, кънтри, село, провинциален, страна, родина, провинцияBulgarian
- দেশBengali
- maez, glad, broBreton
- país, campestre, campCatalan, Valencian
- země, venkovCzech
- cefn gwlad, gwladwriaeth, gwladWelsh
- landDanish
- Vaterland, Land, ländlich, Region, Land-, Staat, LandschaftGerman
- χώρα, εξοχικός, αγροτικός, επαρχιώτικος, εξοχή, ύπαιθροςGreek
- lando, kamparoEsperanto
- provincia, campestre, país, ranchera, provinciano, campesino, campoSpanish
- maa, kantri, riikEstonian
- سرزمین, میهن, حومه شهر, کشور, حاشیه نشین, روستایی, روستاPersian
- maalainen, maa, valtio, maaseutu, kantri, maalais-Finnish
- landFaroese
- pays, contrée, campagneFrench
- lân, boerelânWestern Frisian
- tìreil, dùthaich, dùthchail, tìr, talamhScottish Gaelic
- paísGalician
- tetâGuaraní
- દેશGujarati
- כפרי, מדינה, כפר, ארץ, כפריתHebrew
- देश, राष्ट्र, देHindi
- peyiHaitian Creole
- ország, vidéki, vidékHungarian
- քանթրի, շինական, գյուղական, երկիր, պետություն, գյուղ, շենArmenian
- pais, campestre, ruralInterlingua
- bangsa, negara, desaIndonesian
- lando, ruroIdo
- landIcelandic
- landa, patria, paese, campagna, rurale, campo, nazioneItalian
- מדינהHebrew
- カントリー, 国, 田舎, 地方, 国家, 田園Japanese
- negara, negawaJavanese
- ქვეყანა, სოფელიGeorgian
- елKazakh
- nunaatKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- ស្រុក, ប្រទេសKhmer
- ದೇಶದ, ದೇಶ, ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರKannada
- 나라, 국가, 國家, 시골, 시골의Korean
- welat, وڵاتKurdish
- өлкөKyrgyz
- patria, pagus, terra, rusLatin
- Land, StaatLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ເມືອງ, ປະເທດLao
- šalis, kraštas, kaimiškas, kaimo, valstybė, kaimas, kantriLithuanian
- lauki, kantrī, lauku, zeme, valsts, lauku-Latvian
- селски, земја, нациja, држава, село, кантриMacedonian
- രാജ്യം, ഗ്രാമം, നാട്ടുമ്പുറംMalayalam
- гүрэн, улсMongolian
- negara, bangsaMalay
- pajjiżMaltese
- နိုင်ငံBurmese
- country, land, landsbygdNorwegian
- land, platteland, plattelands, country, land-, boeren-, open veldDutch
- land, landsbygd, countryNorwegian Nynorsk
- landsens, landNorwegian
- kéyahNavajo, Navaho
- akiin, akiOjibwe, Ojibwa
- ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ, ਮੂਲਕ, ਦੇਸ਼Panjabi, Punjabi
- ziemia, country, kraj, wieś, wiejskiPolish
- nação, campestre, países, rural, país, grosseiro, campo, countryPortuguese
- suyuQuechua
- pajais, cuntradaRomansh
- stat, sat, țară, națiune, pământ, patrie, ruralRomanian
- страна, край, государство, провинция, деревня, деревенский, село, земля, держава, кантри, сельскийRussian
- देशः, राष्ट्रSanskrit
- zemlja, земља, држава, nacija, отачбина, otačbina, dedinje, krajina, село, нација, država, selo, ĸpajинaSerbo-Croatian
- රටSinhala, Sinhalese
- dedina, vidiek, krajina, zem, vidiecky, dedinskýSlovak
- zemlja, vaško, podeželsko, država, dežela, podeželjeSlovene
- atdhe, fshatAlbanian
- land-, land, landet, landsort, lands-, landsbygd, countrySwedish
- shamba, mashamba, -a kimashamba, nchiSwahili
- நாடு, தேசம்Tamil
- దేశముTelugu
- давлат, мамлакатTajik
- ชนบท, เมือง, ทางชนบท, ประเทศThai
- döwlet, ülke, watanTurkmen
- bansaTagalog
- taşra, kırsal, eyalet, memleket, ülke, il, elTurkish
- илTatar
- земля, село, країна, державаUkrainian
- راشٹر, دیشUrdu
- mamlakat, qishloqUzbek
- 國家, nước, miền quê, nông thôn, quốc gia, quê hương, tỉnn, đất nước, tổ quốc, quốcVietnamese
- länVolapük
- דאָרפֿישYiddish
- 国Chinese
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