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country

/ˈkʌntɹi/noun2 syllables

Country means: a politically organized body of people under a single government.

Synonyms for country9

noun, as in a politically organized body of people under a single government

state, nation, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic

noun, as in the territory occupied by a nation

state, land

noun, as in the people who live in a nation or country

nation, land

noun, as in an area outside of cities and towns

rural area

noun, as in a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

area

also used for country

native

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What does country mean?5

noun

1

a politically organized body of people under a single government“the state has elected a new president”

2

the territory occupied by a nation“he returned to the land of his birth”

3

the people who live in a nation or country“a statement that sums up the nation's mood”

4

an area outside of cities and towns“his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country”

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”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Country in a sentence

  • Without a passport, leaving a country is out of the question.CK
  • If anything, the economy in our country is going up.vxern
  • But it's a typical savannah country, and we enjoy cooler temperatures.Barbiche0
  • I live in a town, but my parents live in the country.CK
  • I love, and will continue to love, my mother country.CK
  • Living in the country, he rarely had visitors.sundown
  • Living in the country, we have few amusements.unknown
  • Feeling tired after his walk in the country, he took a nap.CM

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of country

as a noun

plural
countries