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 country country /ˈkʌntri/

noun

  1. () A politically organized body of people under a single government  ( body politic , res publica , land , commonwealth , country , nation , state )
    a politically organized body of people under a single government
     The state has elected a new president
    the state has elected a new president
     African nations
    African nations
     Students who had come to the nation's capitol
    students who had come to the nation's capitol
     The country's largest manufacturer
    the country's largest manufacturer
     An industrialized land
    an industrialized land
  2. () The territory occupied by a nation  ( state , land , country )
    the territory occupied by a nation
     He returned to the land of his birth
    he returned to the land of his birth
     He visited several European countries
    he visited several European countries
  3. () The people who live in a nation or country  ( land , nation , country )
    the people who live in a nation or country
     A statement that sums up the nation's mood
    a statement that sums up the nation's mood
     The news was announced to the nation
    the news was announced to the nation
     The whole country worshipped him
    the whole country worshipped him
  4. () An area outside of cities and towns  ( rural area , country )
    an area outside of cities and towns
     His poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country
    his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country
  5. () A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)  ( country , area )
    a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
     It was a mountainous area
    it was a mountainous area
     Bible country
    Bible country