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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

Français bled pays

Nederlands moederland

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.

See also

Old Covenant Old Crow Old Cumnock Old Czech Old Dalby Old Danish