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old country

old coun·try
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ohld kuhn-tree]
    • /oʊld ˈkʌn tri/
    • /əʊld ˈkʌntri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

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

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Synonyms 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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