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/kˈəntri/ Listen

noun

Country n. (pl. countries)

1.

A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region of one's birth, permanent residence, or citizenship. "Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred." "I might have learned this by my last exile, that change of countries cannot change my state." "Many a famous realm And country, whereof here needs no account"

2.

Rural regions, as opposed to a city or town. "As they walked, on their way into the country." "God made the covatry, and man made the town." "Only very great men were in the habit of dividing the year between town and country."

3.

The inhabitants or people of a state or a region; the populace; the public. Hence:

(a)

One's constituents.

(b)

The whole body of the electors of state; as, to dissolve Parliament and appeal to the country. "All the country in a general voice Cried hate upon him."

4.

(Law)

(a)

A jury, as representing the citizens of a country.

(b)

The inhabitants of the district from which a jury is drawn.

5.

(Mining.) The rock through which a vein runs.

Conclusion to the country. See under Conclusion.

To put one's self upon the country, or To throw one's self upon the country, to appeal to one's constituents; to stand trial before a jury.

adjective

Country adj.

1.

Pertaining to the regions remote from a city; rural; rustic; as, a country life; a country town; the country party, as opposed to city.

2.

Destitute of refinement; rude; unpolished; rustic; not urbane; as, country manners.

3.

Pertaining, or peculiar, to one's own country. "She, bowing herself towards him, laughing the cruel tyrant to scorn, spake in her country language."

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"Country" Quotes from Famous Books

... in an unaccountable country! The man walks the piazza with a step as lordly as the Doge, at his pleasure, and yet none say aught to him! I have seen him, at noonday, leaning against the triumphal mast, or the column of San Theodoro, ...

— The Bravo • J. Fenimore Cooper

... downstairs for his stuff, who tips every porter and bell-boy in the place, asks for no favors, and who, if you give him a half-way decent cup of coffee for breakfast, will fall in love with the place and boom it all over the country. Half of your Benevolent Bisons are here on the European plan, with a view to patronizing the free-lunch counters or being asked to take dinner at the home of some local Bison whose wife has been cooking up on pies, and chicken salad and veal roast ...

— Roast Beef, Medium • Edna Ferber

... beginning to decline, cast his oblique rays on the heights of Colombe, on the other side of the Seine. As Fleur-de-Marie drew near the banks of the river, her pale cheeks became slightly colored; she inhaled with delight the sharp, pure air of the country, and cried, in a burst of artless joy, "Oh! there in the middle of the river, do you see that pretty little island covered with willows and poplars, with the white house on the shore? How charming this habitation must be in summer, when all the trees are ...

— The Mysteries of Paris V2 • Eugene Sue

... she closed her doors against every one, the baron excepted. Still, fearing that this seclusion might seem a little strange, she ordered her concierge to tell any visitors that she had gone into the country, and would not return until her usual reception-day. She would then be compelled to open her doors as usual. For what would the habitues of the house, who had played there every Monday for years, say if they found the doors closed? She was less her own mistress than an actress—she had no ...

— Baron Trigault's Vengeance - Volume 2 (of 2) • Emile Gaboriau

... them! I have not myself come across any instances of poverty nearly as bad as I have seen in England. I understand from Dr. Joos and other Belgians who know about these things that there is still a good deal of money tucked away in this country. I hope there is, and we all want to help the Belgians over a bad time, but it would be better and more dignified for them to get it through ...

— My War Experiences in Two Continents • Sarah Macnaughtan

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