country
/ˈkʌntɹi/ noun A2- The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc.
- A large area regarded as distinct from other areas, e.g. because it is inhabited by a specific group of people · Basque Country
- A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside. · I grew up in the country with a 12-gauge shotgun.
- The inhabitants or people of a district, region, or nation; the populace, the public. · a scandal that rocked the country
- 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.
- The rock through which a vein of ore or coal runs.
Plural countries
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The colder countries round the door.
The Antipathies, I think—” (she was rather glad there _was_ no one listening, this time, as it didn’t sound at all the right word) “—but I shall have to ask them what the name of the country is, you know.
The two little country girls were rather abashed by the splendor of the parlor where Miss Barry left them when she went to see about dinner.
The stout lady occasionally turned her head squarely around and surveyed Anne through her eyeglasses until Anne, acutely sensitive of being so scrutinized, felt that she must scream aloud; and the white-lace girl kept talking audibly to her next neighbor about the “country bumpkins” and “rustic belles” in the audience, languidly anticipating “such fun” from the displays of local talent on the program.
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