country meaning
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[ˈkʌntɹi] 
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- A country is a region identified as a distinct entity in political geography. Sometimes the word country is used to refer both to sovereign states and to other political entities,
- NounPLcountries
- (archaic) An area of land; a district, region.
- A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, language speakers etc., or associated with a given person, occupation, species etc.
- The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area.
- By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country.
- (usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside.
- Country music.
- (mining) The rock through which a vein runs.
- (archaic) An area of land; a district, region.
- Adjective
- From or in the countryside or connected with it.
- When this conversation was repeated in detail within the hearing of the young woman in question, and undoubtedly for his benefit, Mr. Trevor threw shame to the winds and scandalized the Misses Brewster then and there by proclaiming his father to have been a country storekeeper.
- Of or connected to country music.
- From or in the countryside or connected with it.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- I'm sick of his sounding off about how he thinks this country should run!
- The US and a number of EU countries are expected to recognize Kosovo on Monday.
- In addition to these characters, Simpleton (described in Variety as "a Country Chiause,") [ …]
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- At the same time, it is pouring money into cleaning up the country.
- Politicians warned that unrestricted immigration would foreignize the country.
- I haven't seen her for weeks. For all I know, she's moved to another country.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Meaning of country for the defined word.
Grammatically, this word "country" is an adjective, more specifically, an uncomparable adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Uncomparable adjectives
- Uncomparable adjectives
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Adjectives
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- en countrymen
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