Sekirov Dictionary

country

/ˈkʌntɹi/

noun 10
adjective 3
forms 5
phrases 2

noun10

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a nation with its own government, and all the land that it controls
- It is a beautiful country of rolling hills, fertile valleys, and a thousand rivers and streams which keep the landscape green even in winter. — 1994
A large area regarded as distinct from other areas, e.g. because it is inhabited by a specific group of people
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A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside.
- I grew up in the country with a 12-gauge shotgun.
Ellipsis of country music.
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An area of land of undefined extent; a region, a district.
- We walk along flat, open country, red dirt and spinifex grass, a few short trees[…]. — 2010
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An area of land of indefinite extent or of more or less definite extent in relation to human occupation, especially characterized by its particular physical features, or its suitability for a particular activity or connected with its population (by race, dialect, culture, etc.) or a person, especially a writer, or their works.
- Hikers love the wild country that lies northwest of this river confluence.
- Since this was rebel country, checkpoints were set up along the road.
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The inhabitants or people of a district, region, or nation; the populace, the public.
- For all the country, in a general voice, Cried hate upon him. — 1596
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(informal) The spirit of the country (rural places): the spirit of country folkways; those folkways.
- You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.
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(Australia) Traditional lands of Indigenous people with embedded cultural, spiritual, cosmological, ecological, and physical attributes and values.
- "It demonstrates that having Indigenous people on country managing their lands, delivering environmental benefits for all Australians is an important asset for the national good." — 2008
The rock through which a vein of ore or coal runs.

adjective3

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From or in the countryside, connected with it, or typical of it.
- Things around here are just a little more country than what he's used to.
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Of or connected to country music.
- They're mainly a hard rock band, but their new album sounds kinda country to me.
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(India) Originating in India rather than being imported from abroad.
- We have seen that the Company manufactured silk stuffs at three of its Residencies, but from country-wound silk. — 1872

forms

countries · countrier · more country · countriest · most country

Phrases with country

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