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[ˈkʌntri], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory
(e.g: the country's increasingly precarious economic position)
- districts and small settlements outside large urban areas or the capital
(e.g: the airfield is right out in the country)
- an area or region with regard to its physical features
(e.g: a tract of wild country)
Phrases:
- across country
- go to the country
- one's line of country
Origin
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Middle English: from Old French cuntree, from medieval Latin contrata (terra) ‘(land) lying opposite’, from Latin contra ‘against, opposite’
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