country

CEFRA1

/ˈkʌntɹi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A nation with its own government and territory.

  2. 02

    noun

    Land outside towns and cities.

Examples

  • Do you eat rice in your country?

  • The party campaigned vigorously in the north of the country.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • [kɐn.t̺riˑ]
  • /-tɾi/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An area of land of undefined extent; a region, a district.

  2. The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc.

  3. A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside.

More examples

In context

  • Italy is a very beautiful country.

  • Hikers love the wild country that lies northwest of this river confluence.

  • These days corporate Germany looks rather different. Volkswagen, the country’s leading carmaker, wants to be the world’s biggest by 2018.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From around 1300 as "area surrounding a walled city or town; the open country." By early 16th century the sense was applied mostly to rural areas, as opposed to towns and cities. Compare typologically Russian страна́ (straná), сторона́ (storoná).