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- [ohld kuhn-tree]
- /oʊld ˈkʌn tri/
- /əʊld ˈkʌntri/
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- [ohld kuhn-tree]
- /oʊld ˈkʌn tri/
Definitions of old country words
- noun old country the original home country of an immigrant or a person's ancestors, especially a European country. 1
- noun old country the country of origin of an immigrant or an immigrant's ancestors 0
- noun old country the country from which an immigrant came 0
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Origin of old country
First appearance:
before 1775 One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1775-85
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Parts of speech for Old country
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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old country popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
old country usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for old country
noun old country
- god's country — an area or region supposed to be favored by God, especially a naturally beautiful rural area.
- motherland — one's native land.
- fatherland — one's native country.
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