country
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English contre, contree, contreie, from Old French contree, from Vulgar Latin (terra) contrāta (“(land) lying opposite; (land) spread before”), derived from Латински contra (“against, opposite”). Cognate with Scots kintra.
Pronunciation
- enPR: kŭn'tri
- (UK, US, Canada) МФА(кључ): /ˈkʌntɹi/, [ˈkʰʌnt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷi], /ˈkʌntɹɪ/
- (General Australian, New Zealand) МФА(кључ): /ˈkɐntɹi/
- Риме: -ʌntɹi
Audio (UK) (file) Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: coun‧try
Noun
country (plural countries)
- (chiefly British) An area of land; a district, region. [from 13th c.]
- 2010, David Vann, The Observer, 7 Mar 2010:
- We walk along flat, open country, red dirt and spinifex grass, a few short trees […].
- 2010, David Vann, The Observer, 7 Mar 2010:
- A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, speakers of the same language etc., or associated with a given person, occupation, species etc. [from 13th c.]
- 2007, Chris Moss, The Guardian, 17 Feb 2007:
- This is condor country – the only region this far east where you can see the magnificent vulture – and a small national park straddling the passes, El Condorito, is a good stopover for walkers and birders.
- 2007, Chris Moss, The Guardian, 17 Feb 2007:
- The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area; a sovereign state. [from 14th c.]
- 1935, George Goodchild, chapter 5, in Death on the Centre Court:
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- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, page 3:
- It is a beautiful country of rolling hills, fertile valleys, and a thousand rivers and streams which keep the landscape green even in winter.
- 2010, The Economist, 3 Feb 2011:
- These days corporate Germany looks rather different. Volkswagen, the country’s leading carmaker, wants to be the world’s biggest by 2018.
- 2013 јун 22, “T time”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, strana 68:
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- (uncountable, usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside. [from 16th c.]
- Шаблон:RQ:Montaigne Florio Essayes
- 2000, Alexander Chancellor, The Guardian, 4 Mar.:
- I have always thought that one of the main reasons for the popularity of blood sports in the country is the pointlessness of going outdoors with no purpose or destination in mind.
- Script error: The function "show_from" does not exist. country music. [from 20th c.]
- a country song
- a country singer
- a country festival
- (mining) The rock through which a vein runs.
Usage notes
The geographical sense of "country" usually refers to a sovereign state, that is, a nation with no administrative dependence on another one, which is the definition adopted in most world maps. In a broader sense, however, "country" may also refer to nations with some degree of autonomy and cultural identity but still under the sovereignty of another state. Examples of the latter include Scotland, Tibet, Abkhazia, and Greenland.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- Nigerian Pidgin: kontri
- Sranan Tongo: kondre
- Ток Писин: kantri
- ⇒ Кинески: 港腳/港脚 (gǎngjiǎo)
- → Фински: country, kantri
- → Француски: country
- → Италијански: country
- → Јапански: カントリー (kantorī)
- → Пољски: country
- → Португалски: country
- → Румунски: country
- → Руски: ка́нтри (kántri)
- → Шпански: country
- → Шведски: country
Translations
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See also
Adjective
country (not comparable)
- From or in the countryside or connected with it.
- Of or connected to country music.
Translations
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References
- country at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Шаблон:R:Keywords 21st
- "country" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 81.
- country in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Finnish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing од Енглески country.
Pronunciation
Noun
country
Declension
Inflection of country (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | country | — | |
genitive | countryn | — | |
partitive | countrya | — | |
illative | countryyn | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | country | — | |
accusative | nom. | country | — |
gen. | countryn | ||
genitive | countryn | — | |
partitive | countrya | — | |
inessive | countryssa | — | |
elative | countrysta | — | |
illative | countryyn | — | |
adessive | countrylla | — | |
ablative | countrylta | — | |
allative | countrylle | — | |
essive | countryna | — | |
translative | countryksi | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
abessive | countrytta | — | |
comitative | — | — |
Possessive forms of country (type valo) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | countryni | countrymme |
2nd person | countrysi | countrynne |
3rd person | countrynsa |
Synonyms
Etymology
From Енглески. Дублети of contrée.
Pronunciation
Noun
country m (uncountable)
Etymology
From Енглески.
Pronunciation
Noun
country m (plural #)
References
Пољски
Etymology
Позајмљено од Енглески country music.
Pronunciation
Noun
country n (indeclinable)
Derived terms
Further reading
- country in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- country in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Etymology
Borrowed from Енглески country.
The pronunciation reflects the incorrect belief that the <oun> represents /aʊn/ in the English etymon.
Pronunciation
Noun
country m (uncountable)
Румунски
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing од Енглески country.
Adjective
- country Галицијски
Declension
Etymology
Енглески. Дублети of contrada.
Pronunciation
МФА(кључ): /ˈkantɾi/, [ˈkãn̪t̪ɾi]
Noun
country m (uncountable)
Further reading
- “country” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Etymology
From Енглески
Noun
country c (uncountable)