Meaning of country | Babel Free

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1. The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc.
   countable, uncountable
2. country (the territory of a nation)
3. An area of land of undefined extent; a region, a district.
   British, countable, especially, uncountable
4. country, land (a set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits)
5. In Vietnam during the period of US military operations there: "He'd been in country a month longer than the other four" (Nelson DeMille).
6. An area of land of indefinite extent or of more or less definite extent in relation to human occupation, especially characterized by its particular physical features, or its suitability for a particular activity or connected with its population (by race, dialect, culture, etc.) or a person, especially a writer, or their works.
   British, countable, especially, uncountable
7. Of or relating to the countryside:arcadian, bucolic, campestral, pastoral, provincial, rural, rustic.
8. A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside.
   uncountable
9. a (style of) dance in which partners are arranged in parallel lines. kontrakonterdans, boeredans رَقْصَة ريفِيّه кънтри quadrilha lidový tanec englischer Volkstanz folkedans λαϊκός χορός contradanza kontratants رقص روستایی angleesi danse folklorique רִיקוּדי עָם लोक-नृत्य seoski ples néptánc tarian daerah sveitadans danza popolare カントリーダンス 컨트리 댄스 kontradansas kantridanss kawasan contradans folkedans, turdans (rodzaj tańca ludowego) کلیوال ګډا contradança dans popular; contra­dans контрданс ľu...
10. The inhabitants or people of a district, region, or nation; the populace, the public.
    countable, uncountable
11. a person born in the same country as another. Churchill and Chamberlain were fellow countrymen. landgenoot مُواطِن، مُواطنـه съотечественик compatriota krajan der Landsmann landsmand συμπατριώτηςcompatriota kaasmaalane همشهری maamies compatriote בֶּן הָאָרֶץ देशवासी zemljak földi(je vkinek) sebangsa (sam)landi compatriota 同国人 동향사람, 동포 tėvynainis, tautietis tautietis; novadnieks rakan senegara landgenootlandsmannrodak هیوادوال، کلیوال compatriota compatriot соотечественник krajan, -ka rojak ze...
12. Traditional lands of Indigenous people with embedded cultural, spiritual, cosmological, ecological, and physical attributes and values.
    Australia, capitalized, countable, uncountable, usually
13. country areas. the English countryside. platteland مناطق ريفيّـه околност campo venkov; příroda ländliche Gegend, Landschaft landskab; natur εξοχήcampo, zona rural maakoht دشت و صحرا maaseutu campagne אֵזוֹר הַכְּפָר ग्रामीण क्षेत्र selo vidék daerah pedalaman sveit campagna 田舎 지방 kaimo vietovė lauki desa plattelandlandskap, terrengkrajobraz دښتنه او صحرا campo zonă rurală сельская местность vidiek podeželje provincija landsbygd, landet ชนบท kırlık, kırsal bölge 鄉下 сільська місцевість; округа...
14. Ellipsis of country music.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
15. A nation or state.
16. The land of a person's birth or citizenship: Foreign travel is restricted in his country.
17. The spirit of the country (rural places): the spirit of country folkways; those folkways.
    countable, informal, uncountable
18. A region, territory, or large tract of land distinguishable by features of topography, biology, or culture: hill country; Bible country.
19. The rock through which a vein of ore or coal runs.
    countable, uncountable
20. An area or expanse outside cities and towns; a rural area: a vacation in the country.
21. Law a. The people of a district who are eligible for jury service.
    Law

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Examples

“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.”

“But that expropriation of the Third World, [that] has been going on for 400 years, brings us to another revelation: namely, that the Third World is not poor. You don't go to poor countries to make money. There are very few poor countries in this world. Most countries are rich: the Philippines are rich, Brazil is rich, Mexico is rich, Chile is rich; only the people are poor. But there's billions to be made there, to be carved out, and to be taken; there's been billions for 400 years! The Capitalist European and North American powers have carved out and taken the timber, the flax, the hemp, the cocoa, the rum, the tin, the copper, the iron, the rubber, the bauxite, the slaves, and the cheap labour. They have taken out of these countries. These countries are not underdeveloped; they're overexploited!”

“It is a beautiful country of rolling hills, fertile valleys, and a thousand rivers and streams which keep the landscape green even in winter.”

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

“The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.”

“Most foreigners who have heard of Bhutan know two things: the country charges international visitors a $100/day sustainable development fee (aka tourist tax), and that it is the birthplace of the Gross National Happiness Index, a system intended to look after the well-being of citizens and the environment.”

“We walk along flat, open country, red dirt and spinifex grass, a few short trees[…].”

“Thomas Hardy country”

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

“This is condor country – the only region this far east where you can see the magnificent vulture – and a small national park straddling the passes, El Condorito, is a good stopover for walkers and birders.”

“I was borne and brought up in the Countrie, and amidst husbandry[…].”

“I have always thought that one of the main reasons for the popularity of blood sports in the country is the pointlessness of going outdoors with no purpose or destination in mind.”

“She grew up in Chang-hua, a city in central Taiwan with a decidedly country flavor.”

“For all the country, in a general voice, Cried hate upon him.”

“"Me like my country — no much too hot, no much too cold. By and bye, white fellow come — soldier-man come. White fellow say, this our land, that our land — ALL country our land. Black fellow say no! my country no white fellow's country, and black fellow take spear.”

“"Yewi," he said, "me bin longa Fanny Bay gaol five years." On my asking why they put him in gaol he replied. "Australia your country, ain't it?" I replied, "Yes, him my country all right." "Well," he then said, "this my country here. Brinken country other side of the river ain't it?" "That's right," said I. "Well," said Jack, "supposem Japanese come longa this country and you killem, you good man, but suppose Brinken come longa my country here, and I kill him, police man put me longa Fanny Bay for five years. That is the law."”

“"It demonstrates that having Indigenous people on country managing their lands, delivering environmental benefits for all Australians is an important asset for the national good."”

“Milgin says living on country, with elders, makes Aboriginal people "strong". That's backed up by a 2011 report on Aboriginal homelands by Amnesty International that found that living on homelands was connected to better health outcomes and drug rehabilitation.”

“What country do you live/work on? I work on Yuggera Yuggarapul country and I'm from Darwin, Larrakia country.”

“a country song”

“a country singer”

“a country festival”

“you can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy”

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