country
noun
/ˈkaʊntɹi/
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/ˈkɐntɹi/
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/ˈkʌntɹi/
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[ˈkʰʌnt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷi]
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- The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc. [from 14th c.]
- (especially, _, Britain, uncountable, countable) An area of land of undefined extent; a region, a district. [from 13th c.]
- (Australia, usually capitalised) Traditional lands of Indigenous people with embedded cultural, spiritual, cosmological, ecological, and physical attributes and values.
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land
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- (uncountable, usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside. [from 16th c.]
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platteland,
open veld
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- Ellipsis of country music. [from 20th c.]
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country
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country
adjective
/ˈkaʊntɹi/
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/ˈkɐntɹi/
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/ˈkʌntɹi/
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[ˈkʰʌnt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷi]
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- From or in the countryside, connected with it, or typical of it.
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boeren-,
land-,
plattelands
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