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Definitions for Country

[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.
[11] of, from, or characteristic of the country; rural: a winding country road.
[12] of, relating 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.
[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 /one's country , Law . to present one's cause formally before a jury.
[18] a territory distinguished by its people, culture, language, geography, etc
[19] an area of land distinguished by its political autonomy; state
[20] the people of a territory or state the whole country rebelled
[21] an area associated with a particular person Burns country
[22] the part of the land that is away from cities or industrial areas; rural districts (as modifier ) country cottage (in combination ) a countryman Related adjective: pastoral, rural
[23] short for country music
[24] archaic a particular locality or district
[25] up country away from the coast or the capital
[26] one's native land or nation of citizenship
[27] the country British informal the outlying area or area furthest from the finish of a sports ground or racecourse
[28] (modifier) rough; uncouth; rustic country manners
[29] across country not keeping to roads, etc
[30] go to the country or appeal to the country mainly British to dissolve Parliament and hold an election
[31] unknown country an unfamiliar topic, place, matter, etc

Words related to Country

rustic, bucolic, homey, agrarian, provincial, land, people, region, community, society, state, public, province, arcadian, commonwealth, kingdom, realm, populace, soil, terrain

Words nearby Country

counting number, counting room, countless, countrified, countrify, country, country and western, country and western music, country blues, country club, country code

Origin of Country

1200–50; Middle English cuntree < Anglo-French, Old French < Vulgar Latin *(regiō ) contrāta terrain opposite the viewer, equivalent to Latin contr(ā ) counter3 + -āta, feminine of -ātus -ate1; compare German Gegend region, derivative of gegen against

Other words from Country

in·ter·coun·try , adjective

Word origin for Country

C13: from Old French contrée, from Medieval Latin contrāta, literally: that which lies opposite, from Latin contrā opposite

Synonyms for Country

agrarian, bucolic, homey, provincial, rustic, arcadian, agrestic, campestral, countrified, georgic, out-country, outland, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, unsophisticated