contree

See also: contrée

English

Noun

contree (plural contrees)

1. Archaic spelling of country.

Anagrams

• ecteron

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Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French contree.

Noun

contree (plural contrees)

1. Alternative form of contre

Descendants

• English: country

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Middle French

Alternative forms

• contrée (acutes start to appear circa 1535)

Etymology

From Old French contree.

Noun

contree f (plural contrees)

1. country; land

Descendants

• French: contrée

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Old French

Alternative forms

• cuntree

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrata (“facing land”), from Latin contra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈtre.ə/

Noun

contree oblique singular, f (oblique plural contrees, nominative singular contree, nominative plural contrees)

1. country; the countryside

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:contree.

Descendants

• Middle English: contree
  • English: country
• Middle French: contree
  • French: contrée

See also

• païs (nation)