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–noun

1.	a state or nation: What European countries have you visited?

2.	the territory of a nation.

3.	the people of a district, state, or nation: The whole country backed the president in his decision.

4.	the land of one's birth or citizenship.

5.	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.

6.	any considerable territory demarcated by topographical conditions, by a distinctive population, etc.: mountainous country; the Amish country of Pennsylvania.

7.	a tract of land considered apart from any geographical or political limits; region; district.

8.	the public.

9.	Law. the public at large, as represented by a jury.

10.	country music.

–adjective

11.	of, from, or characteristic of the country; rural: a winding country road.

12.	of, pertaining to, or associated with country music: That Nashville station plays country records all day long.

13.	rude; unpolished; rustic: country manners.

14.	of, from, or pertaining to a particular country.

15.	Obsolete. of one's own country.

—Idioms

16.	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.

17.	put oneself upon the or one's country, Law. to present one's cause formally before a jury.

[Origin: 1200–50; ME cuntree < AF, OF < VL *(regiō) contrāta terrain opposite the viewer, equiv. to L contr(ā) counter³ + -āta, fem. of -ātus -ate¹; cf. G Gegend region, deriv. of gegen against

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coun·try Audio Help (kŭn'trē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. coun·tries

1. A nation or state.
2. The territory of a nation or state; land.
3. The people of a nation or state; populace: The whole country will profit from the new economic reforms.
The land of a person's birth or citizenship: Foreign travel is restricted in his country.
A region, territory, or large tract of land distinguishable by features of topography, biology, or culture: hill country; Bible country.
An area or expanse outside cities and towns; a rural area: a vacation in the country.
Law A jury.
Informal Country music.

adj.

Of, relating to, or typical of the country: a country road; country cooking.
Of or relating to country music.

[Middle English countre, from Old French contree, from Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrāta, (land) opposite, before, from Latin contrā, opposite; see kom in Indo-European roots.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
country

1234, from O.Fr. cuntree, from V.L. *(terra) contrata "(land) lying opposite," or "(land) spread before one," from L. contra "opposite." To Eng. as "district," narrowed 1526 to rural areas, as opposed to cities. Replaced O.E. land. First record of countryside is 1621. Countrified is from 1653. First record of country-and-western music style is from 1959. Country club first recorded 1894.

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country
noun
1.	a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" [syn: state]
2.	the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"
3.	the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" [syn: nation]
4.	an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country" [ant: populated area]
5.	a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" [syn: area]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
country1 [ˈkantri] noun — plural ˈcountries

any of the nations of the world; the land occupied by a nation
Example: Canada is a larger country than Spain.

Arabic:	بَلَـد، قُطـر
Chinese (Simplified):	国家
Chinese (Traditional):	國家
Czech:	země
Danish:	land
Dutch:	land
Estonian:	riik
Finnish:	maa
French:	pays
German:	das Land
Greek:	χώρα
Hungarian:	ország

Icelandic:	(þjóð)land
Italian:	paese
Japanese:	国
Lithuanian:	šalis, kraštas
Polish:	kraj
Portuguese (Brazil):	país
Portuguese (Portugal):	país
Romanian:	ţară, stat
Russian:	страна
Spanish:	país
Turkish:	ülke

country2 [ˈkantri] noun

the people of a country
Example: The whole country is in agreement with your views.

Arabic:	شَعْب، سُكّان
Chinese (Simplified):	国民
Chinese (Traditional):	國民
Czech:	země
Danish:	landets befolkning
Dutch:	land
Estonian:	maa
Finnish:	maa
French:	pays
German:	das Volk
Greek:	χώρα, λαός
Hungarian:	nép

Icelandic:	landsmenn
Italian:	paese
Japanese:	国民
Lithuanian:	šalies gyventojai
Polish:	kraj
Portuguese (Brazil):	nação
Portuguese (Portugal):	país
Romanian:	ţară, stat
Russian:	страна
Spanish:	país, nación
Turkish:	halk

country3 [ˈkantri] noun

(usually with the) districts where there are fields, moors etc as opposed to towns and areas with many buildings
Example: a quiet holiday in the country; (also adjective) country districts

Arabic:	ريف
Chinese (Simplified):	农村
Chinese (Traditional):	農村
Czech:	venkov(ský)
Danish:	på landet; land-
Dutch:	platteland; landelijk
Estonian:	maa
Finnish:	maaseutu
French:	(de) campagne
German:	das Land
Greek:	εξοχή
Hungarian:	vidék

Icelandic:	sveit
Italian:	campagna; di campagna
Japanese:	田舎
Lithuanian:	kaimo vietovė, kaimas, užmiestis
Polish:	wieś
Portuguese (Brazil):	interior
Portuguese (Portugal):	campo
Romanian:	(de) ţară
Russian:	деревня
Spanish:	campo
Turkish:	kır kesimi

country4 [ˈkantri] noun

an area or stretch of land
Example: hilly country

Arabic:	مِنْطَقَـه
Chinese (Simplified):	（具有某种地理特点的）区域
Chinese (Traditional):	(具有某種地理特點的)區域
Czech:	kraj
Danish:	område
Dutch:	terrein
Estonian:	paikkond
Finnish:	seutu
French:	région
German:	das Gelände
Greek:	ύπαιθρο
Hungarian:	táj

Icelandic:	land, svæði
Italian:	regione
Japanese:	土地
Lithuanian:	vietovė
Polish:	teren
Portuguese (Brazil):	região
Portuguese (Portugal):	terreno
Romanian:	regiune
Russian:	местность
Spanish:	región
Turkish:	kır

See also: country dance, countryman, countryside

U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This

Country Homes, WA (CDP, FIPS 15150) Location: 47.74900 N, 117.42288 W
Population (1990): 5126 (1922 housing units)
Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Country Knolls, NY (CDP, FIPS 18542) Location: 42.91490 N, 73.80567 W
Population (1990): 2287 (704 housing units)
Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Country Club, MO (village, FIPS 16802) Location: 39.82765 N, 94.82687 W
Population (1990): 1755 (651 housing units)
Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Country Club, FL (CDP, FIPS 15055) Location: 25.94790 N, 80.31730 W
Population (1990): 3408 (1393 housing units)
Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

Country Club, CA (CDP, FIPS 16651) Location: 37.96897 N, 121.33968 W
Population (1990): 9325 (3747 housing units)
Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)

Country Club Hil, IL Zip code(s): 60478

Country Club Hills, MO (city, FIPS 16822) Location: 38.72070 N, 90.27476 W
Population (1990): 1316 (544 housing units)
Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Country Life Acres, MO (village, FIPS 16876) Location: 38.62475 N, 90.45593 W
Population (1990): 101 (34 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Country Lake Estates, NJ (CDP, FIPS 15250) Location: 39.94872 N, 74.54109 W
Population (1990): 4492 (1425 housing units)
Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)

Country Club Estates, GA (CDP, FIPS 19830) Location: 31.21245 N, 81.46435 W
Population (1990): 7500 (2946 housing units)
Area: 12.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

Hill Country Village, TX (city, FIPS 33968) Location: 29.58385 N, 98.49176 W
Population (1990): 1038 (372 housing units)
Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Country Club Heights, IN (town, FIPS 15364) Location: 40.12537 N, 85.68758 W
Population (1990): 112 (44 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Country Club Hills, IL (city, FIPS 16691) Location: 41.56315 N, 87.72526 W
Population (1990): 15431 (5002 housing units)
Area: 11.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Country Club Trail, FL (CDP, FIPS 15065) Location: 26.52715 N, 80.12034 W
Population (1990): 4599 (3319 housing units)
Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

San Diego Country Estates, CA (CDP, FIPS 66004) Location: 33.00657 N, 116.78284 W
Population (1990): 6874 (2504 housing units)
Area: 39.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Canyon Country, CA Zip code(s): 91351

Town 'n' Country, FL (CDP, FIPS 72137) Location: 28.01025 N, 82.57739 W
Population (1990): 60946 (26939 housing units)
Area: 61.2 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)

Town And Country, MO Zip code(s): 63017

Palm Desert Country, CA (CDP, FIPS 55187) Location: 33.74058 N, 116.31465 W
Population (1990): 5626 (4947 housing units)
Area: 6.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Town and Country, MO (city, FIPS 73618) Location: 38.62475 N, 90.47633 W
Population (1990): 9519 (3101 housing units)
Area: 24.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Town and Country, WA (CDP, FIPS 72170) Location: 47.72745 N, 117.42052 W
Population (1990): 4921 (1955 housing units)
Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Country

Coun"try\ (k?n"tr?), n.; pl. Countries (-tr?z). [F. contr['e]e, LL. contrata, fr. L. contra over against, on the opposite side. Cf. Counter, adv., Contra.]

1. A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region of one's birth, permanent residence, or citizenship.

Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred. --Gen. xxxxii. 9.

I might have learned this by my last exile, that change of countries cannot change my state. --Stirling.

Many a famous realm And country, whereof here needs no account --Milton.

2. Rural regions, as opposed to a city or town.

As they walked, on their way into the country. --Mark xvi. 12 (Rev. Ver. ).

God made the covatry, and man made the town. --Cowper.

Only very great men were in the habit of dividing the year between town and country. --Macaulay.

3. The inhabitants or people of a state or a region; the populace; the public. Hence: (a) One's constituents. (b) The whole body of the electors of state; as, to dissolve Parliament and appeal to the country.

All the country in a general voice Cried hate upon him. --Shak.

4. (Law) (a) A jury, as representing the citizens of a country. (b) The inhabitants of the district from which a jury is drawn.

5. (Mining.) The rock through which a vein runs.

Conclusion to the country. See under Conclusion.

To put, or throw, one's self upon the country, to appeal to one's constituents; to stand trial before a jury.

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Country

Coun"try\, a. 1. Pertaining to the regions remote from a city; rural; rustic; as, a country life; a country town; the country party, as opposed to city.

2. Destitute of refinement; rude; unpolished; rustic; not urbane; as, country manners.

3. Pertaining, or peculiar, to one's own country.

She, bowing herself towards him, laughing the cruel tyrant to scorn, spake in her country language. --2 Macc. vii. 27.

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