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Meaning of Old Country | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The country of origin of an immigrant or of a person of immigrant descent.

Equivalents

Bosanski bled
Français bled pays
Hrvatski bled
Nederlands moederland
Српски bled

Examples

“"Look at all the children!" Saxon cried. "School's letting out. And nearly all are Portuguese, Billy, NOT Porchugeeze. Mercedes taught me the right way." "They never wore glad rags like them in the old country," Billy sneered. "They had to come over here to get decent clothes and decent grub."”
Similar to these were songs with nostalgic texts about longing for the Old Country.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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