ALL meanings of countries
coun·try
C c - noun plural countries a state or nation: What European countries have you visited? 1
- noun plural countries the territory of a nation. 1
- noun plural countries the people of a district, state, or nation: The whole country backed the president in his decision. 1
- noun plural countries the land of one's birth or citizenship. 1
- noun plural countries rural districts, including farmland, parkland, and other sparsely populated areas, as opposed to cities or towns: Many city dwellers like to spend their vacations in the country. 1
- noun plural countries any considerable territory demarcated by topographical conditions, by a distinctive population, etc.: mountainous country; the Amish country of Pennsylvania. 1
- noun plural countries a tract of land considered apart from any geographical or political limits; region; district. 1
- noun plural countries the public. 1
- noun plural countries Law. the public at large, as represented by a jury. 1
- noun plural countries country music. 1
- adjective countries of, from, or characteristic of the country; rural: a winding country road. 1
- adjective countries of, relating to, or associated with country music: That Nashville station plays country records all day long. 1
- adjective countries rude; unpolished; rustic: country manners. 1
- adjective countries of, from, or pertaining to a particular country. 1
- adjective countries Obsolete. of one's own country. 1
- idioms countries go to the country, British. to dissolve a Parliament that has cast a majority vote disagreeing with the prime minister and cabinet and to call for the election of a new House of Commons. Also, appeal to the country. 1
- idioms countries put oneself upon the / one's country, Law. to present one's cause formally before a jury. 1
- noun countries Plural form of country. 1
- noun countries plural of country. 0