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[edit] Etymology
Middle English contree, contre, from Old French contree, from Vulgar Latin (terra) contrata (“(land) lying opposite; (land) spread before”), derived from contra (“against, opposite”).
[edit] Pronunciation
country (plural countries)
- An area of land; a district, region. [from 13th c.]
- 2010, David Vann, The Observer, 7 Mar 2010:
- We walk along flat, open country, red dirt and spinifex grass, a few short trees [...].
- A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, language speakers etc., or associated with a given person, occupation, species etc. [from 13th c.]
- 2007, Chris Moss, The Guardian, 17 Feb 2007:
- 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.
- The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area. [from 14th c.]
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 3:
- It is a beautiful country of rolling hills, fertile valleys, and a thousand rivers and streams which keep the landscape green even in winter.
- 2010, The Economist, 3 Feb 2011:
- These days corporate Germany looks rather different. Volkswagen, the country’s leading carmaker, wants to be the world’s biggest by 2018.
- (usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside. [from 16th c.]
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.17:
- I was borne and brought up in the Countrie, and amidst husbandry [...].
- 2000, Alexander Chancellor, The Guardian, 4 Mar 2000:
- 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.
- Country music. [from 20th c.]
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from country (noun)
[edit] Translations
nation state (noun)
- Afrikaans: land (af)
- Albanian: atdhe (sq)
- Arabic: بَلَدٌ (ar) (bálad) f., بِلاَدٌ (bilaad) pl., بُلْدَانٌ (buldān) pl.; وَطَنٌ (ar) (wáTan) f., أوْطَانٌ (’awṭān) pl.
- Armenian: երկիր (hy) (yerkir), պետություն (hy) (petut’yun)
- Belarusian: краіна (be) (kraína) f., дзержава (be) (dzeržáva) f.
- Bosnian: zemlja (bs) f., država (bs) f., nacija (bs) f.
- Breton: bro f., broioù pl.
- Bulgarian: страна (bg) (straná) f., родина (bg) (rodína) f.
- Burmese: နိုင်ငံ (my) (nain-gan)
- Catalan: país m.
- Cherokee: ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩᎦᏙᎯ (anitsalagigadohi)
- Chinese:
- Dungan: гоцзя
- Mandarin: 國家 (zh), 国家 (zh) (guójiā)
- Croatian: zemlja (hr) f., država (hr) f., nacija (hr) f.
- Czech: země (cs) f.
- Danish: land (da) n.
- Dutch: land (nl) n.
- Esperanto: lando (eo)
- Estonian: maa (et), riik (et)
- Faroese: land (fo)
- Finnish: maa (fi), valtio (fi)
- French: pays (fr) m., contrée (fr) f.
- German: Land (de) n.; Staat (de) m.; Vaterland (de) n.
- Greek: χώρα (el) (chóra) f.
- Greenlandic: nunaat (kl)
- Haitian Creole: peyi
- Hebrew: ארץ (he) (érets) f., מדינה (he) (m'diná) f.
- Hindi: देश (hi) (deś) m., राष्ट्र (hi) (rāṣṭra) m.
- Hungarian: ország (hu)
- Icelandic: land (is) n.
- Ido: lando (io)
- Indonesian: negara (id), bangsa (id)
- Interlingua: pais (ia)
- Italian: paese (it) m., nazione (it) f., patria (it) f.
- Japanese: 国 (ja) (くに, kuní), 国家 (ja) (こっか, kokká)
- Kannada: ದೇಶ, ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ
- Khmer: ស្រុក (km) (srok), ប្រទេស (km) (bprədtēh)
- Korean: 나라 (ko) (nara), 국가 (ko) (gukga) (國家 (ko))
- Kurdish:
- Kurmanji: welat
- Sorani: وڵات (ku) (welat)
- Lao: ເມືອງ (lo) (myyang), ປະເທດ (lo) (patheet)
- Latin: terra (la) f., patria (la) f.
- Latvian: valsts (lv), zeme (lv)
- Lithuanian: valstybė (lt) f., šalis (lt) f., kraštas (lt) m.
- Low Saxon: land n.
- Luxembourgish: Land (lb) n., Staat (lb) m.
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- Macedonian: држава (mk) (d'ržava) f., земја (mk) (zémja) f., нациja (mk) (nácija) f.
- Malay: negara (ms)
- Malayalam: രാജ്യം (raajyam)
- Maltese: pajjiż (mt) m.
- Manchu: gurun
- Navajo: kéyah
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: land (nb) n.
- Nynorsk: land (nn) n.
- Novial: natione, lande
- Ojibwe: aki, akiin pl.
- Persian: کشور (fa) (kešvar), میهن (fa) (mihan), سرزمین (fa) (sarzamin)
- Polish: kraj (pl) m.
- Portuguese: país (pt) m., nação (pt) f., países (pt) pl.
- Punjabi: ਦੇਸ਼ (dēś), ਮੂਲਕ (mūlak), ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ (rāśṭar)
- Romani: them m.
- Romanian: țară (ro) f., națiune (ro), stat (ro) n.
- Romansch: pajais (rm) m.
- Russian: страна (ru) (straná) f., государство (ru) (gosudárstvo) n., держава (ru) (deržáva) f., (poetic, ironic) край (ru) (kraj) m.
- Sanskrit: देशः (sa) (deśaḥa), राष्ट्र (sa) (rāṣṭra)
- Saterland Frisian: Lound
- Scottish Gaelic: dùthaich (gd) f., talamh (gd) m. and f., tìr (gd) f.
- Serbian: земља (sr) f., zemlja (sr) f., држава (sr) f., država (sr) f., ĸpajинa (sr) f., krajina (sr) f., otačbina (sr) f.
- Sinhalese: රට (si) (raṭa)
- Slovak: krajina (sk) f.
- Slovene: država (sl) f.
- Spanish: país (es) m.
- Swahili: U- (noun prefix 11/14), dola sg/pl (noun 9/10), inchi sg/pl (noun 9/10)
- Swedish: land (sv) n.
- Tagalog: bansa (tl)
- Tamil: தேசம் (ta) (thesam)
- Taos: pǫ̏’óna
- Tatar: ил (tt) (il)
- Telugu: దేశము (te) (deshamu)
- Thai: ประเทศ (th) (pràthèt)
- Turkish: ülke (tr), memleket (tr)
- Uab Meto: pah
- Ukrainian: країна (uk) (krajína) f. , держава (uk) (deržáva) f.
- Urdu: دیش (ur) (deś) m., راشٹر (ur) (rāṣṭra) m.
- Vietnamese: quốc gia (vi) (國家 (vi)), tổ quốc (vi), quê hương (vi), nước (vi), quốc (vi)
- Volapük: län (vo)
- Welsh: gwlad (cy)
- West Frisian: lân (fy) n.
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the country,
rural area, as opposed to the
town or
city (noun)
- Albanian: fshat
- Arabic: الرّيف (ar-riif) m., الأرْيَاف (al-’aryaaf) pl.
- Armenian: գյուղ (gyuġ), շեն (hy) (šen)
- Azeri: kənd (az)
- Bosnian: selo (bs) n.
- Breton: maez m., maezioù pl.
- Bulgarian: село (bg) (seló) n., провинция (bg) f.
- Catalan: camp m.
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 鄉下 (zh), 乡下 (zh) (xiāngxià)
- Croatian: selo (hr) n.
- Czech: venkov (cs) m.
- Dutch: platteland, open veld
- Esperanto: kamparo (eo)
- Estonian: maa (et)
- Finnish: maaseutu (fi)
- French: campagne (fr) f.
- Georgian: please add this translation if you can
- German: Land (de) n.; Landschaft (de) f.; Region (de) f.
- Greek: ύπαιθρος (el) (ýpaithros) f., εξοχή (el) (exochí) f.
- Ancient: ἀγρός (agros) m.
- Hebrew: כפר (he) (kfar) m.
- Hungarian: vidék (hu)
- Ido: ruro (io)
- Italian: campo (it) f., campagna (it) f.
- Japanese: 田舎 (ja) (いなか, inaka)
- Korean: 시골 (sigol)
- Latgalian: sola, solys pl.
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- Latin: rus (la) n., pagus (la) m.
- Latvian: lauki (lv) pl.
- Lithuanian: kaimas (lt) m.
- Macedonian: село (mk) (sélo) n.
- Malayalam: നാട്ടുമ്പുറം (naattumpuRam), ഗ്രാമം (graamam)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: land (nb) n., landsbygd (nb) m. and f.
- Nynorsk: land (nn) n., landsbygd (nn) f.
- Novial: rure
- Persian: روستا (fa) (rustā), حومه شهر (fa)
- Polish: wieś (pl) f.
- Portuguese: campo (pt) m.
- Romanian: țară (ro)
- Romansch: cuntrada (rm) f.
- Russian: деревня (ru) (derévnja) f.
- Scottish Gaelic: dùthaich (gd) f.
- Serbian: село (sr) n., selo (sr) n., dedinje (sr) n.
- Slovak: dedina (sk) f., vidiek (sk) m.
- Slovene: podeželje (sl) n.
- Spanish: campo (es) m.
- Swahili: shamba (sw) sg., mashamba (sw) pl. (noun 5/6)
- Swedish: landsbygd (sv), landet (sv) (colloquial), landsort (sv)
- Thai: ชนบท (th) (chohn bòht)
- Turkish: taşra (tr)
- Ukrainian: село (uk) (seló) n.
- Vietnamese: tỉnn (vi)
- West Frisian: boerelân (fy) n.
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[edit] See also
[edit] Adjective
country (not comparable)
- From the countryside or connected with it.
- Of or connected to country music.
[edit] Translations
of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)
- Arabic: رِيفِيّ (rīfi), نِسْبَة إلَى الرِّيف (nísba ’íla r-rīf)
- Armenian: գյուղական (hy) (gyuġakan), շինական (hy) (šinakan)
- Breton: diwar ar maez
- Bulgarian: провинциален (bg)
- Catalan: campestre (ca) m. and f.
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 鄉下的 (zh), 乡下的 (zh) (xiāngxià de), 鄉村的 (zh), 乡村的 (zh) (xiāngcūn de)
- Dutch: plattelands, boeren-, land-
- Finnish: maalainen (fi), maalais- (fi), maaseutu (fi)
- French: de la campagne, de province, de la contrée
- German: ländlich, Land-
- Greek: αγροτικός (agrotikós), εξοχικός (exochikós), επαρχιώτικος (eparchiótikos)
- Hebrew: כפרי (kafry) m., כפרית (kafryt) f.
- Hungarian: vidéki (hu)
- Indonesian: desa (id)
- Interlingua: rural, campestre
- Italian: di campagna, rurale
- Japanese: 田舎 (いなか, inaká), 田舎の (いなかの, inaká no), 田園 (でんえん, den’en), 地方の (ちほうの, chihō no)
- Korean: 시골 (sigol), 시골의 (sigol-ui)
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- Latin: paganus, rusticus, rusticanus, rusticulus; rustice (adv.)
- Latvian: lauku (lv), lauku- (lv)
- Lithuanian: kaimo (lt), kaimiškas (lt)
- Macedonian: селски (mk) (sélski) m.
- Norwegian: landsens (no)
- Novial: rural
- Persian: روستایی (rustāyi), حاشیه نشین (fa)
- Polish: wiejski (pl)
- Portuguese: rural, campestre, do campo, grosseiro
- Romanian: rural (ro), țara (ro)
- Russian: деревенский (derevénskij), сельский (sél’skij)
- Scottish Gaelic: dùthchail, tìreil
- Slovak: dedinský; vidiecky
- Slovene: podeželsko, vaško
- Spanish: de campo (es), campesino (es), campestre (es), de provincia (es), provinciano (es)
- Swahili: -a kimashamba
- Swedish: land- (sv), lands- (sv)
- Thai: ทางชนบท (thaang chohn bòht)
- Turkish: kırsal (tr)
- Yiddish: דאָרפֿיש (yi) (dorfish)
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[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From English
country m. (usually uncountable)
- country music
[edit] Italian
[edit] Etymology
From English
country m. inv.
- (music) country music
