cross-country

See also: cross country

English

Alternative forms

• cross country, crosscountry

Adjective

cross-country (not comparable)

1. from one side of a country to the other
2. across countryside
3. relating to cross country racing
4. (of data or research) Across countries

Synonyms

• (across countries): cross-countries

Noun

cross-country (countable and uncountable, plural cross-countries or cross-countrys)

1. Alternative form of cross country

See also

• cross-country skiing

References

• “cross-country”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “cross-country”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “cross-country”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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French

Etymology

From English cross country

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁɔs.kœ̃.tʁi/

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Noun

cross-country m (uncountable)

1. (sports) cross country running (sport)

Further reading

• “cross-country”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.