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Meaning of "country" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COUNTRY

From Old French contrée, from Medieval Latin contrāta, literally: that which lies opposite, from Latin contrā opposite.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COUNTRY

country  [ˈkʌntrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COUNTRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Country is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COUNTRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Country

A country is a region 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".

Definition of country in the English dictionary

The first definition of country in the dictionary is a territory distinguished by its people, culture, language, geography, etc. Other definition of country is an area of land distinguished by its political autonomy; state. Country is also the people of a territory or state.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COUNTRY


Aintree
ˈeɪntrɪ
back-country
ˈbækˌkʌntrɪ
carpentry
ˈkɑːpɪntrɪ
Coventry
ˈkɒvəntrɪ
Daventry
ˈdævəntrɪ
dysentery
ˈdɪsəntrɪ
entry
ˈɛntrɪ
gantry
ˈɡæntrɪ
gentry
ˈdʒɛntrɪ
infantry
ˈɪnfəntrɪ
intercountry
ˌɪntəˈkʌntrɪ
muntrie
ˈmʌntrɪ
noncountry
ˌnɒnˈkʌntrɪ
north-country
ˈnɔːθˌkʌntrɪ
pantry
ˈpæntrɪ
passementerie
pæsˈmɛntrɪ
re-entry
riːˈɛntrɪ
sentry
ˈsɛntrɪ
upcountry
ʌpˈkʌntrɪ
wintry
ˈwɪntrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COUNTRY

countrified
country and western
country blues
country bumpkin
country club
country code
country cottage
country cousin
country dance
country dancing
country dweller
country folk
country gentleman
country gentlemen
country house
country lane
country life
country mile
country music
country of origin

WORDS THAT END LIKE COUNTRY

back country
Black Country
cross-country
developing country
go to the country
high country
hill country
home country
host country
King Country
light infantry
New Country
North Country
old country
the Black Country
the country
the King Country
the North Country
the West Country
unknown country
West Country

Synonyms and antonyms of country in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COUNTRY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «country» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of country

Translation of «country» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COUNTRY

Find out the translation of country to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of country from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «country» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

国家
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

país
570 millions of speakers

English

country
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

देश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بَلَد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

страна
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

país
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দেশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pays
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Negara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Land
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

나라
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Negara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நாட்டின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

देश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ülke
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kraj
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

країна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

țară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χώρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

land
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

land
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

land
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of country

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTRY»

The term «country» is very widely used and occupies the 570 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of country
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «country».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTRY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «country» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «country» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about country

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10 QUOTES WITH «COUNTRY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word country.
1
Keith B. Alexander
I see no reason to use offensive tools unless you're defending the country or in a state of war, or you want to achieve some really important thing for the good of the nation and others.
2
Antonio Lobo Antunes
I suppose I have become a sort of living monument in Portugal. But I come from a family with roots all over the world, so the idea of patriotism is not very strong in me. My country is the country of Chekhov, Beethoven, Velasquez - writers I like, painters and artists I admire.
3
Kevin Barry
Get up, groan, write a bit, moan, eat breakfast, write some more, cycle my bike through the Sligo hills, make up country songs as I pedal along, sing them, have lunch, have a nap, groan, moan, write a small bit more, cook dinner, feed wifey, open a bottle, or several, slump, sleep.
4
Dierks Bentley
My dad and grandpa were in the army and as a country singer you're constantly playing at military bases all across the country and meeting soldiers and their families and hearing their stories.
5
Peter L. Bergen
So Pakistan is a country that I'm very fond of and have spent a lot of time, but it is a country where conspiracy theories have a life of their own.
6
John O. Brennan
We will never abdicate the security of the United States to a foreign country or refrain from taking action when appropriate. But we cannot ignore the reality that cooperative counterterrorism activities are a key to our national defense.
7
Mo Brooks
Granted, we need to have a sound immigration policy that allows people into our country who are going to produce more than they are going to consume, but the bottom line is illegal aliens consume far more of our tax resources than they generate.
8
Laura Bell Bundy
What I loved about country music when I was a kid was the Grand Ole Opry, was 'Hee Haw,' was 360 degrees of entertainment.
9
David Cameron
When you're taking the country through difficult times and difficult decisions you've got to take the country with you. That means permanently trying to make the argument that what you're doing is fair and seen to be fair.
10
Lincoln Chafee
A strong, educated middle class is what made America the greatest country in the world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUNTRY»

Discover the use of country in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to country and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cry, the Beloved Country
In Alan Paton’s Cry, the Beloved Country the statesman, the poet and the novelist meet in a unique harmony.” Cry, the Beloved Country is the deeply moving story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son, Absalom, set against the ...
Alan Paton, 2003
2
Country Music Records : A Discography, 1921-1942: A ...
With primary research based on files and session logs from record companies, interviews with surviving musicians, as well as the 200,000 recordings archived at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's Frist Library and Archives, this ...
Tony Russell, Bob Pinson, 2004
3
Country Music: A Biographical Dictionary
Select discographies are provided at the end of each entry, while a bibliography and indexes by instrument, musical style, genre, and song title round out the work.
Richard Carlin, 2003
4
The Country Kitchen
The book includes an index to recipes hidden within the humorous narrative.
Della T. Lutes, 1992
5
The Country and the City
As a brilliant survey of English literature in terms of changing attitudes towards country and city, Williams' highly-acclaimed study reveals the shifting images and associations between these two traditional poles of life throughout the ...
Raymond Williams, 1975
6
Country Path Conversations
Unique because of their conversational style, the lucid and precise translation of these texts offers insight into the issues that engaged Heidegger’s wartime and postwar thinking.
Martin Heidegger, 2010
7
My Own Country: A Doctor's Story
A young doctor of eastern Tennessee describes the town's first introduction to the AIDS virus, which preceded a disturbing epidemic and introduced the doctor to many unique people
Abraham Verghese, 1994
8
A Country Far Away
Parallel pictures reveal the essential similarities between the lives of two boys, one in a western country, one in a rural African village.
Nigel Gray, 1991
9
A Man Without a Country
A Man Without a Country is Kurt Vonnegut’s hilariously funny and razor-sharp look at life ("If I die—God forbid—I would like to go to heaven to ask somebody in charge up there, ‘Hey, what was the good news and what was the bad news? ...
Kurt Vonnegut, Daniel Simon, 2011
10
Country
Brief text describes different styles of country music, including bluegrass, cowboy songs, and rockabilly; musical instruments; famous performers; the recording industry; and country music on television and radio.
David Armentrout, Patricia Armentrout, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUNTRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term country is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rejoice! Bro-country is dying out as new ideas push genre into …
At this point in 2015, any country music fan that even casually reads about the genre is undoubtedly tired of hearing about bro–country, the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Holding Country Airplay's Top Spot Again, Blake Shelton's 'Sangria …
1 spot for a second week on Billboard's Country Airplay chart (dated July 18). The content of the lyrics - drinking - has certainly been one of the ... «Billboard, Jul 15»
3
Zac Brown Band, Little Big Town Top Country's Slumping Second …
Sales of country recordings kept contracting during second-quarter 2015, though three acts who have created music that paints outside the ... «Billboard, Jul 15»
4
Crackdown on regional football players' match payments could see …
A crackdown on match payments for regional South Australian footballers could see an exodus of players from country leagues and result in ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
5
Australians paying for Greeks' groceries as country teeters on brink
Greek-Australian families have resorted to unconventional ways of helping their relatives as a financial crisis which could split the eurozone ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
6
Booking blunder sends sports minister to wrong country
Constable Steve Pallett was scheduled to visit Bucharest, Romania, to attend the official handover of the Dance World Cup. Jersey is due to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Tuvalu prime minister begs for help to stop his country disappearing …
The prime minister of the world's fourth smallest nation has appealed for help from European leaders to stop it disappearing from the face of the ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
8
Greece told now or never: Agreement must be reached or country
GREECE has been told that it is drinking in the last chance saloon as EU leaders issued their bluntest warning yet that the country is set to ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
Special Report The Sanctuary Country
When national politicians fret about states that defy federal laws or even national attitudes, they aren't talking about “sanctuary cities.” No, that ... «American Spectator, Jul 15»
10
The Band Perry Talks About Their Upcoming Album
The three piece band, which also includes brothers Reid and Neil Perry, are keeping quiet about their next project although, like make country ... «Country Fancast, Jul 15»

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