country

1. 1

   The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc.countableuncountable

   • These days corporate Germany looks rather different. Volkswagen, the country’s leading carmaker, wants to be the world’s biggest by 2018.
2. 2

   A large area regarded as distinct from other areas, e.g. because it is inhabited by a specific group of peoplecountableuncountable

   • Basque Country
3. 3

   An area of land of undefined extent; a region, a district.UKcountableespecially

   • We walk along flat, open country, red dirt and spinifex grass, a few short trees[…].
4. 4

   An area of land of undefined extent; a region, a district.; 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, especialUKcountableespecially

   • Thomas Hardy country
   • Hikers love the wild country that lies northwest of this river confluence.
5. 5

   A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside.uncountable

   • I grew up in the country with a 12-gauge shotgun.
6. 6

   The inhabitants or people of a district, region, or nation; the populace, the public.countableuncountable

   • a scandal that rocked the country
7. 7

   Traditional lands of Indigenous people with embedded cultural, spiritual, cosmological, ecological, and physical attributes and values.Australiacapitalizedcountable

   • "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."
   • What country do you live/work on? I work on Yuggera Yuggarapul country and I'm from Darwin, Larrakia country.
8. 8

   Ellipsis of country music.abbreviationalt-ofcountable

   • a country song
   • a country singer
9. 9

   The spirit of the country (rural places): the spirit of country folkways; those folkways.countableinformaluncountable

   • You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.
10. 10

    The rock through which a vein of ore or coal runs.countableuncountable

syn. country · sovereign country · sovereign state

1. 1

   From or in the countryside, connected with it, or typical of it.

   • Things around here are just a little more country than what he's used to.
2. 2

   Of or connected to country music.

   • They're mainly a hard rock band, but their new album sounds kinda country to me.
3. 3

   Originating in India rather than being imported from abroad.India

   • We have seen that the Company manufactured silk stuffs at three of its Residencies, but from country-wound silk.
   • A reference to the Annual Administration Reports of the Department of Horse-breeding Operations […] will allow of the opinion being arrived at, that the breed of country horses under the present regime is steadily improving.