country

coun-try · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A nation with its own government and territory.

  2. 2.

    Relating to rural areas.

  3. 3.

    Rural areas as opposed to cities.

  4. 4.

    Relating to country music.

  5. 5.

    The land of a person's birth or citizenship.

Forms

plural: countries

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    country music — a genre of American music
  • •
    across the country — throughout the nation
  • •
    old country — one's ancestral homeland
  • •
    country mile — a very long distance
  • •
    go to the country — call an election (British)
  • •
    mother country — the nation of one's ancestors

Related words

Antonyms: city, urban area
See also: land, nation, rural, state
Synonyms: homeland, land, nation, state

Etymology

From Old French "contree" from Medieval Latin "contrata" meaning land lying opposite or region, from "contra" (against, opposite).