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- [kuhn-tree]
- /ˈkʌn tri/
- /ˈkʌntri/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuhn-tree]
- /ˈkʌn tri/
Definitions of country word
- countable noun country A country is one of the political units which the world is divided into, covering a particular area of land. 3
- singular noun country The people who live in a particular country can be referred to as the country. 3
- singular noun country The country consists of places such as farms, open fields, and villages which are away from towns and cities. 3
- uncountable noun country A particular kind of country is an area of land which has particular characteristics or is connected with a particular well-known person. 3
- uncountable noun country Country music is popular music from the southern United States. 3
- noun country a territory distinguished by its people, culture, language, geography, etc 3
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Origin of country
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English cuntree < Anglo-French, Old French < Vulgar Latin *(regiō) contrāta terrain opposite the viewer, equivalent to Latin contr(ā) counter3 + -āta, feminine of -ātus -ate1; compare German Gegend region, derivative of gegen against
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Country
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
country popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
country usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for country
adj country
- rustic — of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.
- bucolic — Bucolic means relating to the countryside.
- homey — comfortably informal and inviting; cozy; homelike: a homey little inn.
- agrarian — Agrarian means relating to the ownership and use of land, especially farmland, or relating to the part of a society or economy that is concerned with agriculture.
- provincial — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
noun country
- land — Edwin Herbert, 1909–91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera.
- people — persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general: to find it easy to talk to people; What will people think?
- region — an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body: a region of the earth.
- community — The community is all the people who live in a particular area or place.
- society — an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
adjective country
Antonyms for country
adj country
- metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
- city — The City is the part of London where many important financial institutions have their main offices. People often refer to these financial institutions as the City.
- urban — of, relating to, or designating a city or town.
noun country
- metropolis — any large, busy city.
- urbanity — the quality of being urbane; refined courtesy or politeness; suavity: He was the last word in urbanity.
- town — Ithiel [ith-ee-uh l] /ˈɪθ i əl/ (Show IPA), 1784–1844, U.S. architect.
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