Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
country en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈkʌntɹɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- (UK) audio
- [ˈkʰʌnt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷi] (Canada, Received-Pronunciation, US)
- /ˈkʌntɾe/ (Scotland)
- /ˈkən.ʈri/ (South-Asia)
- [kɐn.t̺riˑ] (South-Asia)
- /ˈkʌntɾi/ (Wales)
- koun'tri (common, proscribed) for ESL speakers
- kŭn'tri
- /-tɾi/ (Scotland)
- /ˈkaʊntɹi/ (common, proscribed) for ESL speakers
- /-tɾɪ/ (Scotland)
- /ˈkʌntɹi/ (Canada, Received-Pronunciation, US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈkʊntɹi/ (Midlands, Northern-England)
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈkɐntɹi/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Italic *-teros
Proto-Italic *komterosder.
Proto-Italic *komterād
Latin contrā
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātus
Latin -āta
Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrāta
Old French contreebor.
Middle English contre
English country
Inherited from Middle English contre, borrowed from Old French contree, from Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrāta (“facing land”), from Latin contrā (“against”) + -āta (noun-forming suffix). Cognate with Scots kintra. Unrelated to county. Displaced native English land in some of its senses.
From around 1300 as "area surrounding a walled city or town; the open country." By early 16th century the sense was applied mostly to rural areas, as opposed to towns and cities.
Compare typologically Russian страна́ (straná), сторона́ (storoná).
Meanings
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From or in the countryside, connected with it, or typical of it.
Things around here are just a little more country than what he's used to.
When this conversation was repeated in detail within the hearing of the young woman in question, and undoubtedly for his benefit, Mr. Trevor threw shame to the winds and scandalized the Misses Brewster then and there by proclaiming his father to have been a country storekeeper.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
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Of or connected to country music.
They're mainly a hard rock band, but their new album sounds kinda country to me.
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(India) Originating in India rather than being imported from abroad.
A reference to the Annual Administration Reports of the Department of Horse-breeding Operations […] will allow of the opinion being arrived at, that the breed of country horses under the present regime is steadily improving.
1884, Journal of the United Service Institution of India, page 185:Country harness costs nearly as much, lasts half the time, and is in every respect inferior. It is understood that the only reason is that the Court desires to improve and encourage Indian manufactures.
1937, Brigadier-General H. A. Young, The East India Company’s Arsenals & Manufactories:We have seen that the Company manufactured silk stuffs at three of its Residencies, but from country-wound silk.
1872, Silk in India, page 16:
Forms
Relateds
countrylike · countryish · go country · countrify
Synonyms
native
Translations (83)
zza rıstan (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · pl wiejski (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · ar نِسْبَة إِلَى الرِّيف (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · pt rural (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · hy գյուղական (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · lv lauku- (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · la rūsticus (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · ta நாட்டு (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · hy շինական (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · el αγροτικός (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · es campeño (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · cmn 鄉村的 /乡村的 (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · ca campestre (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · ro rural (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · gd tìreil (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · hu vidéki (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · th ทางชนบท (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · el εξοχικός (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · fr de province (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · yi דאָרפֿיש (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · sk dedinský (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · sv lands- (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · fa حاشیه نشین (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · es de campo (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · nl plattelands (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · it rurale (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · ja 田園 (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · pt do campo (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · fr campagnard (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · sw -a kimashamba (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · fr de la campagne (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · fi maalainen (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · el επαρχιώτικος (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · lt kaimo (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · lv lauku (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · pt grosseiro (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · de ländlich (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · ia campestre (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · fi maaseutu (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · es country (of or connected to country music) · fr de la contrée (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · ja 地方の (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · gd dùthchail (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · ko 시골의 (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · es provinciano (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · es agreste (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · fa روستایی (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · la rūrālis (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · es campero (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · tr kırsal (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · la agrestis (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · ta நாட்டுப்புற (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · id desa (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · ru се́льский (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · ar رِيفِيّ (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · mn хөдөөний (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · de Land- (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · no landsens (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · cmn 鄉下的 /乡下的 (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · ja 田舎 (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · sv land- (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · sk vidiecky (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · he כפרית (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · ru дереве́нский (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · ro țara (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · br diwar ar maez (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · lt kaimiškas (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · es campesino (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · sl vaški (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · mk се́лски (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · nl boeren- (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · es campestre (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · bg провинциален (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · ia rural (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · it di campagna (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · sl podeželski (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · es de provincia (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · nl land- (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · pt campestre (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · ja 田舎の (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · he כפרי (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · ko 시골 (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) · fi maalais- (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective))
country en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkʌntɹɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- (UK) audio
- [ˈkʰʌnt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷi] (Canada, Received-Pronunciation, US)
- /ˈkʌntɾe/ (Scotland)
- /ˈkən.ʈri/ (South-Asia)
- [kɐn.t̺riˑ] (South-Asia)
- /ˈkʌntɾi/ (Wales)
- koun'tri (common, proscribed) for ESL speakers
- kŭn'tri
- /-tɾi/ (Scotland)
- /ˈkaʊntɹi/ (common, proscribed) for ESL speakers
- /-tɾɪ/ (Scotland)
- /ˈkʌntɹi/ (Canada, Received-Pronunciation, US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈkʊntɹi/ (Midlands, Northern-England)
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈkɐntɹi/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Italic *-teros
Proto-Italic *komterosder.
Proto-Italic *komterād
Latin contrā
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātus
Latin -āta
Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrāta
Old French contreebor.
Middle English contre
English country
Inherited from Middle English contre, borrowed from Old French contree, from Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrāta (“facing land”), from Latin contrā (“against”) + -āta (noun-forming suffix). Cognate with Scots kintra. Unrelated to county. Displaced native English land in some of its senses.
From around 1300 as "area surrounding a walled city or town; the open country." By early 16th century the sense was applied mostly to rural areas, as opposed to towns and cities.
Compare typologically Russian страна́ (straná), сторона́ (storoná).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc.
The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.
2013 June 22, “T time”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2023, page 68:By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country.
1935, George Goodchild, chapter 5, in Death on the Centre Court:It is a beautiful country of rolling hills, fertile valleys, and a thousand rivers and streams which keep the landscape green even in winter.
1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 3:These days corporate Germany looks rather different. Volkswagen, the country’s leading carmaker, wants to be the world’s biggest by 2018.
2010, The Economist, 3 Feb 2011Most foreigners who have heard of Bhutan know two things: the country charges international visitors a $100/day sustainable development fee (aka tourist tax), and that it is the birthplace of the Gross National Happiness Index, a system intended to look after the well-being of citizens and the environment.
2024 July 4, Lilit Marcus, “This country has a national happiness index. But what is it really like to live there?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Jul 2024:But that expropriation of the Third World, [that] has been going on for 400 years, brings us to another revelation: namely, that the Third World is not poor. You don't go to poor countries to make money. There are very few poor countries in this world. Most countries are rich: the Philippines are rich, Brazil is rich, Mexico is rich, Chile is rich; only the people are poor. But there's billions to be made there, to be carved out, and to be taken; there's been billions for 400 years! The Capitalist European and North American powers have carved out and taken the timber, the flax, the hemp, the cocoa, the rum, the tin, the copper, the iron, the rubber, the bauxite, the slaves, and the cheap labour. They have taken out of these countries. These countries are not underdeveloped; they're overexploited!
1986 April 15, Michael Parenti, 02:53 from the start, in U.S. interventionism, the Third World, and the USSR, Boulder, Colorado:
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(countable, uncountable) A large area regarded as distinct from other areas, e.g. because it is inhabited by a specific group of people
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(UK, countable, especially, uncountable) An area of land of undefined extent; a region, a district.
We walk along flat, open country, red dirt and spinifex grass, a few short trees[…].
2010 March 7, David Vann, The Observer:
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(UK, countable, especially, uncountable) An area of land of undefined extent; a region, a district. ▸ An area of land of indefinite extent or of more or less definite extent in relation to human occupation, especially characterized by its particular physical features, or its suitability for a particular activity or connected with its population (by race, dialect, culture, etc.) or a person, especially a writer, or their works.
Hikers love the wild country that lies northwest of this river confluence.
Since this was rebel country, checkpoints were set up along the road.
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.
2007 February 17, Chris Moss, The Guardian:Thomas Hardy country
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(qualifier:usually preceded by “the”, uncountable) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside.
She grew up in Chang-hua, a city in central Taiwan with a decidedly country flavor.
2006 May, James B. Weld, Difficulties in Learning English as a Second or Foreign Language, Regis University, page 37:Joyce Barnaby: You don't kill someone because they made you redundant.
DCI Tom Barnaby: Not in the town, dear, but this is the country. And, in the country, anything goes.
1999 September 12, Anthony Horowitz et al., “Dead Man's Eleven”, in Midsomer Murders: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.
2000 March 4, Alexander Chancellor, The Guardian:I grew up in the country with a 12-gauge shotgun.
I was borne and brought up in the Countrie, and amidst husbandry[…].
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 17, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
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(countable, uncountable) The inhabitants or people of a district, region, or nation; the populace, the public.
For all the country, in a general voice,
Cried hate upon him.
c. 1596–1599, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, Act 4, Scene 1, sourced from Open Source Shakespeare, line 2344:a scandal that rocked the country
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(Australia, capitalized, countable, uncountable, usually) Traditional lands of Indigenous people with embedded cultural, spiritual, cosmological, ecological, and physical attributes and values.
Milgin says living on country, with elders, makes Aboriginal people "strong". That's backed up by a 2011 report on Aboriginal homelands by Amnesty International that found that living on homelands was connected to better health outcomes and drug rehabilitation.
2015 March 11, Calla Wahlquist, “Of three remote communities here, why are only the two Aboriginal ones under threat?”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Oct 2022:"Me like my country — no much too hot, no much too cold. By and bye, white fellow come — soldier-man come. White fellow say, this our land, that our land — ALL country our land. Black fellow say no! my country no white fellow's country, and black fellow take spear.
1842 February 16, The Inquirer, Perth, page 5, column 2:"It demonstrates that having Indigenous people on country managing their lands, delivering environmental benefits for all Australians is an important asset for the national good."
2008 July 23, The Torres News, page 5, column 1:What country do you live/work on? I work on Yuggera Yuggarapul country and I'm from Darwin, Larrakia country.
2021 July 8, The Air Force News, page 16, column 2:"Yewi," he said, "me bin longa Fanny Bay gaol five years." On my asking why they put him in gaol he replied. "Australia your country, ain't it?" I replied, "Yes, him my country all right." "Well," he then said, "this my country here. Brinken country other side of the river ain't it?" "That's right," said I. "Well," said Jack, "supposem Japanese come longa this country and you killem, you good man, but suppose Brinken come longa my country here, and I kill him, police man put me longa Fanny Bay for five years. That is the law."
1945 September 27, The Chronicle, Adelaide, page 35, column 4:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of country music.
a country festival
a country singer
a country song
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(countable, informal, uncountable) The spirit of the country (rural places): the spirit of country folkways; those folkways.
You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.
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(countable, uncountable) The rock through which a vein of ore or coal runs.
Forms
Coordinates
overburden · gangue
Deriveds
cottage country · cross-country skier · foreign country · country bread · home country · country store · X-country · country code · countrywear · country dancing · countrify · country-blues · country damage · safe third country · country box · country-western · fresh country eggs · countryball · anticountry · summer country · cross country · mini-independent country · a prophet is not without honor save in his own country · country team · country gentleman · country gravy · third country · country rock · multicountry · go back to your country · frontcountry · country pop · country ship · country of origin · countryship · countrywide · country-side · up the country people · country of provenance · accession country · country music · country merchant · line of country · tiger country · country Joan · countryfolk · alt-country · country captain · countryside · cross-country ski · country-dance · country cousin · cross-country skiing · country lane · countrywoman · countryish · neotraditional country · countryward · country & western · country-fried steak · country-and-western · God's country · country wine · constituent country · countryful · alternative country · countryhuman · in country · country-rock · country wife · new country project · country risk · hill country blues · countrylike · countryless · bro-country · backcountry · countryhood · outside country · go country · countryfication · bro country · mother country · flyover country · country punk · country dance · microcountry · God's own country · intercountry · country sausage · countrywards · country dweller · old-time country · Constable country · country seat · model country · country stop · Lowcountry · intracountry · transcountry · Black Country · outlaw country · across country · countryperson · another country heard from · country and western · country beer · coal country · countrification · country-fried · country-damaged · country bumpkin · country club · in-country · pure country · cross country skiing · countrymade · host country · live off the country · countryman · country mile · Trump country · cross-country · country house · north country · country side · step-country · Elvis country · country beam · cuntry · country blues · winter country · socialism in one country · a prophet has no honor in his own country · developed country · countrymate · Irish country hat · country road · go to the country · country bookie · country ham · Nordic country · country rap · free country · country mouse · country-western music · country park · country fig · fresh country egg · back country · noncountry · it's a free country
Descendants
kontri · country · køntri · country · country · कंट्री · kɔntri · køntri · kondre · konchri · kantri · 港腳 · カントリー · country · country · كَانْتْرِي · ка́нтрі · country · country · کَنْٹْری · kantri · country · country · ка́нтри · 컨트리 · 港脚 · country
Holonyms
Earth · alliance
Hypernyms
entity · organization · political entity
Hyponyms
second-world country · developed country · old country · island country · federation · unitary state · third-world country · LMIC · HIC · developing country · poor country · soil · first-world country · federal state · mini-country · member country · archipelagic country · rich country
Meronyms
landscape · settlement · inhabitant · province · federated state · constituent country · administrative division · president · executive · senate · legislature · chamber · police · judiciary · government ministry · parliament · government · person · government minister [⇒ thesaurus]} · landform · military
Relateds
Saint Helena · Guam · East Germany · Venice · Northern Marianas · Cambodia · United States of America · Turkmenistan · Moldova · Myanmar · :Category:en:Countries · Dominica · Namibia · Lebanon · Monaco · Poland · Cook Islands · Vanuatu · Burkina Faso · Indonesia · San Marino · Kirghizia · South Sudan · Montenegro · Grenada · Guinea · Tanzania · Ukraine · Rhodesia · Ireland · South Africa · North Macedonia · Kingdom of Aksum · Vietnam · Honduras · Somaliland · East Timor · Canada · Egypt · Mauritius · Slobbovia · Cuba · Slovenia · Algeria · Niue · Haiti · Comoros · Yemen · Tunisia · Madagascar · Mozambique · Kyrgyzstan · Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic · Nigeria · Malawi · Mexico · Palau · Cape Verde · Guatemala · Bangladesh · Iceland · Sierra Leone · France · Slovakia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Mali · Morocco · Fredonia · Peru · Seychelles · Belgium · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Benin · Costa Rica · Soviet Union · Finland · Macedonia · Republic of the Congo · China · Uganda · Belarus · New Zealand · Republic of Texas · Denmark · Croatia · Saint Lucia · West Germany · Portugal · Papua New Guinea · Kosovo · Bhutan · Vatican · Lithuania · Svalbard · Israel · Land of the Rising Sun · Fiji · Sri Lanka · Cyprus · California · Confederacy · Americo- · Hispano- · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · Bolivia · Oman · Liberia · Latvia · Czech Republic · Cameroon · Ethiopia · Jamaica · Zambia · Mauritania · Tonga · Dano- · New Caledonia · Brazil · Antigua and Barbuda · Weimar Republic · Christmas Island · Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class V § 737a. Government · Greekland · Austria-Hungary · Gran Colombia · Sweden · Burma · Germany · Solomon Islands · North Korea · Singapore · Ghana · Hawaiian Kingdom · Botswana · Artsakh · United States · Western Sahara · Afghanistan · Republic of Northern Macedonia · Georgia · Republic of South Africa · Somalia · Paraguay · Romania · Sudan · Syria · Bulgaria · Japano- · Venezuela · Anguilla · Togolese Republic · Greece · Malaysia · Congo · Palestine · Vatican City · Cayman Islands · Uzbekistan · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Eritrea · Kirgizia · Panama · Armenia · Turky · Turko- · Gabon · Japan · Samoa · Libya · Franco- · Saudi Arabia · Republic of Ireland · São Tomé and Principe · Byzantium · Tibet · Micronesia · Dominican Republic · Republic of Chad · Eilvéis · Turkey · Senegal · Polono- · Republic of Guinea-Bissau · Estonia · territory · Guyana · Abkhazia · Orange Free State · Trinidad and Tobago · Russo- · Timor-Leste · Bahamas · Appendix:Countries and territories of the world · Donetsk People's Republic · Jordan · Albania · Andorra · Yugoslavia · Mongolia · Australia · Gambia · Angola · Bahrain · Laos · Belize · Babylonia · Iraq · Donetsk · Philippines · Swaziland · United Arab Emirates · Switzerland · Antarctica · Côte d'Ivoire · United Republic of Tanzania · Tuvalu · Lesotho · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Sealand · Duchy of Normandy · Nicaragua · Northern Cyprus · Sikkim · Kiribati · Qatar · Colombia · El Salvador · Togo · Nepal · Chile · Aland · Barbados · Ivory Coast · Luxembourg · Eswatini · Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth · Maldives · Kenya · Taiwan · Rhenish Palatinate · Guinea-Bissau · Czechoslovakia · Thailand · Spain · Kuwait · Austria · Saint Vincent · Cherokee Nation · Netherlands · Ecuador · Uruguay · Equatorial Guinea · Norway · Greco- · Kazakhstan · Cabo Verde · Brunei · Rwanda · region · Azerbaijan · Tajikistan · Liechtenstein · Burundi · Thirteen Colonies · Suriname · Djibouti · Pakistan · Czechia · Nauru · Italy · Appendix:English nationality prefixes · Serbia · Niger · South Korea · United Kingdom · Republic of El Salvador · Argentina · Central African Republic · Zimbabwe · Republic of Baja California · Freedonia · State of Eritrea · South Ossetia · Luhansk People's Republic · Cocos Islands · Luhansk · Iran · Malta · Hungary · India · Marshall Islands · Russia · Chad
Synonyms
country · sovereign state · sovereign country
Translations (672)
ru село́ (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · inh мохк (region of land) · es country (country music) · sk štát (nation state) · ady хэку (region of land) · av улка (nation state) · es hábitat (region of land) · roa-poi péyis (nation state) · hy գյուղ (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · alt јака (region of land) · bg роди́на (nation state) · mk земја (region of land) · co paese (region of land) · it Stato (region of land) · ug مەملىكەت (nation state) · sq fshat (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · ckb لادێ (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · za guekgya (nation state) · pl prowincja (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · sw inchi (nation state) · lv zeme (region of land) · km ប្រទេស (nation state) · tt ил (region of land) · be дзяржа́ва (nation state) · enm contre (region of land) · ka სოფელი (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · pdt Launt (nds) (nation state) · hy պետություն (nation state) · kum эл (region of land) · fr pays (region of land) · ms pedalaman (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · pa ਦੇਸ਼ (nation state) · gl país (nation state) · sl zemlja (region of land) · sq atdhe (nation state) · ur مُلْک (region of land) · sco kintra (region of land) · mnc ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (nation state) · ms bangsa (region of land) · fi kantri (country music) · kum ер (region of land) · ka ქანთრი (country music) · prg tāutā (nation state) · eo ŝtato (nation state) · nb landsbygd (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · pt nação (nation state) · sv country (country music) · lo ຊາດ (nation state) · sq shtet (nation state) · uk село́ (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · sl država (nation state) · sah тыа сирэ (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · rm pajais (region of land) · ro țară (nation state) · mn улс (region of land) · ko 국가 (region of land) · lt valstybė (nation state) · gl país (region of land) · bo རྒྱལ་ཁབ (region of land) · cs země (nation state) · tk döwlet (region of land) · oj aki (region of land) · kum ян (region of land) · ce мохк (region of land) · la terra (nation state) · kg nsi (region of land) · lv zeme (nation state) · pt países (nation state) · tt ил (nation state) · nai-spt tiichám (nation state) · tt дәүләт (nation state) · cy gwladwriaeth (nation state) · bg земя́ (region of land) · es campaña (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · mnc ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (region of land) · ar وَطَن (nation state) · uk краї́на (nation state) · kn ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ (nation state) · hy շեն (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · el χώρα (region of land) · ota ارض (region of land) · nn land (nation state) · wa payis (region of land) · szl wjeś (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · fr contrée (region of land) · ce махкалла (nation state) · kk ел (nation state) · tr kırsal (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · rm cuntrada (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · crh memleket (nation state) · twf pǫ̏ʼóna (nation state) · ar ريف (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · uz kishvar (region of land) · fi maa (region of land) · sk dedina (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · sh кра̏јина (region of land) · cu страна (nation state) · stq Lound (nation state) · sh otačbina (nation state) · es país (region of land) · ltg zeme (region of land) · nb land (nation state) · ta நாடு (region of land) · nrf pays (region of land) · izh riikki (nation state) · hi देश (nation state) · ur کِشْوَر (region of land) · tl bansa (region of land) · af land (nation state) · clt ruo (region of land) · lt kraštas (nation state) · da land (nation state) · et kantri (country music) · fy boerelân (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · ru страна́ (region of land) · ota ناحیه (region of land) · ml നാട് (region of land) · blk ခမ်းထီ (region of land) · fr country (country music) · fo land (nation state) · ce мохк (nation state) · gur tẽŋa (region of land) · vo län (nation state) · cy cefn gwlad (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · ko 나라 (region of land) · sw U- (region of land) · id bangsa (nation state) · mk село (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · la pāgus (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · bg село́ (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · ar كنتري (country music) · nn land (region of land) · lut swatixʷtəd (nation state) · pdt Launt (nds) (region of land) · lo ເມືອງ (region of land) · id negara (nation state) · es territorio (region of land) · kaa mámleket (nation state) · tg давлат (nation state) · az ölkə (nation state) · ar دَار (region of land) · ru прови́нция (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · tg мамлакат (nation state) · th รัฐ (nation state) · mt pajjiż (region of land) · gu દેસ (region of land) · fr contrée (nation state) · ja 国 (region of land) · pt campo (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · uz diyor (region of land) · cs země (region of land) · ru край (region of land) · peo 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎢 (region of land) · zza kontri (country music) · es zona (region of land) · ml നാട്ടുമ്പുറം (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · yue 國家 /国家 (nation state) · it paese (nation state) · ia pais (nation state) · es campo (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · ru госуда́рство (nation state) · my ပြည်နိုင်ငံ (region of land) · be вёска (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · tr el (nation state) · hu vidék (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · ta நாட்டுப்புறம் (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · roa-poi poes (nation state) · zh гоцзя (nation state) · cs stát (nation state) · ar بَلَد (nation state) · tab уьлке (region of land) · sk krajina (nation state) · la natio (nation state) · ja 国家 (region of land) · bg страна́ (nation state) · bn দেশ (region of land) · lb Land (region of land) · orv краина (nation state) · alt јурт (region of land) · hy քանթրի (country music) · ota طیشاری (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · ab аҳәынҭқарра (nation state) · be праві́нцыя (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · km ស្រុក (region of land) · sah тыа (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · sah дойду (region of land) · ny dziko (region of land) · rup stat (region of land) · mfe pei (nation state) · th ประเทศ (region of land) · ja 国家 (nation state) · gmy 𐀀𐀒𐀫 (region of land) · ja カントリー (country music) · kk ел (region of land) · ar بلاد (nation state) · lt šalis (region of land) · ist pais (region of land) · sd ملڪ (nation state) · ms nasional (nation state) · ta நாடு (nation state) · ug دۆلەت (nation state) · rup vãsilii (region of land) · lij pàize (nation state) · ro națiune (nation state) · bn রাষ্ট্র (nation state) · th ชนบท (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · az dövlət (nation state) · lt kantri (country music) · cu землꙗ (region of land) · fr pays (nation state) · ur راشْٹْر (nation state) · he כְּפָר (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · uk земля́ (region of land) · vi đất nước (region of land) · jje 나라 (nation state) · mn орон (region of land) · ca país (region of land) · lt šalis (nation state) · sh сѐло (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · lo ປະເທດ (region of land) · la terra (region of land) · ga tír (nation state) · hy պետություն (region of land) · xmf ქიჸანა (nation state) · lt kaimas (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · is land (nation state) · sw nchi (region of land) · sv landsbygd (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · fur paîs (region of land) · zh 國家 /国家 (nation state) · tr devlet (nation state) · tr memleket (nation state) · ta நாடு (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · gu દેશ (region of land) · tr taşra (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · tg сарзамин (nation state) · vi miền quê (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · de Land (nation state) · sv landet (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · ar دولة (nation state) · mn улс (nation state) · ky мамлекет (nation state) · ba дәүләт (nation state) · ko 컨트리 (country music) · be зямля́ (region of land) · da land (region of land) · vi đất nước (nation state) · am ሀገር (region of land) · az kənd (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · nl land (nation state) · br maez (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · ur دیش (nation state) · sl dežela (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · kk мемлекет (nation state) · ne देश (nation state) · shn မိူင်း (region of land) · be сяло́ (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · ko 시골 (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · sh кра̏јина (region of land) · ca país (nation state) · blk ခမ်းထီ (nation state) · sh зѐмља (nation state) · de Landschaft (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · grc χώρα (nation state) · ms negara (nation state) · fi maa (nation state) · hy երկիր (region of land) · ti ሃገር (region of land) · zza ware (diq) (region of land) · es ranchera (country music) · ko 국가 (nation state) · ang land (nation state) · ga ceantar (region of land) · ar بَلَد (region of land) · it stato (region of land) · ia pais (region of land) · bg къ́нтри (country music) · izh maa (region of land) · ka ქვეყანა (nation state) · tk ülke (region of land) · mn гүрэн (nation state) · lv lauki (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · rom them (region of land) · qu suyu (nation state) · be краі́на (nation state) · gd dùthaich (region of land) · rom them (nation state) · ru держа́ва (nation state) · br bro (nation state) · cop ⲭⲱⲣⲁ (nation state) · kn ದೇಶದ (region of land) · uk держа́ва (nation state) · uk прові́нція (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · ar منطقة (region of land) · ba ил (nation state) · zza ware (diq) (region of land) · gd dùthaich (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · rue краї́на (region of land) · fa دِیار (region of land) · kum уьлке (region of land) · af land (region of land) · chr ᎠᏰᏟᎤᏙᏢᏒ (nation state) · aoz pah (nation state) · tr ülke (region of land) · it Paese (region of land) · tg диёр (region of land) · ar وطن (nation state) · om biyya (region of land) · ca camp (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · sv landsort (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · si රට (region of land) · rup crat (region of land) · sw U- (nation state) · nb country (country music) · sa राष्ट्र (nation state) · ckt государство (nation state) · ja 国 (nation state) · tk ülke (nation state) · ur دیش (region of land) · bxd maŋ³¹ (nation state) · ga ceol tuaithe (country music) · mt pajjiż (nation state) · is kántrí (country music) · bg прови́нция (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · dlg дойду (region of land) · uga 𐎈𐎆𐎚 (nation state) · ba өлкә (region of land) · ro țară (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · enm lond (region of land) · csb państwò (nation state) · yao cilambo class 7 (region of land) · am ገጠር (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · ps هېواد (region of land) · it patria (nation state) · hi मुल्क (region of land) · kn ದೇಶ (nation state) · sq krahinë (region of land) · fo land (region of land) · la rūs (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · rsk країна (region of land) · zh 鄉村音樂 /乡村音乐 (country music) · ar دَوْلَة (nation state) · te దేశము (nation state) · sh отачбина (nation state) · enm contre (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · tr il (nation state) · as দেশ (region of land) · be край (region of land) · ast país (nation state) · ru ка́нтри (country music) · gu દેશ (nation state) · ar وطن (nation state) · th เมือง (region of land) · is land (region of land) · sa जनपद (region of land) · lld paeje (nation state) · gcf péyi (nation state) · grc χώρα (region of land) · ar كونتري (country music) · lrc ولات (nation state) · ko 나라 (nation state) · lo ເມືອງ (nation state) · or ଦେଶ (region of land) · enm lond (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · gug tetâ (region of land) · sv land (nation state) · xmf ქიჸანა (region of land) · et riik (nation state) · swb tsi (region of land) · km ស្រុក (nation state) · ota تراب (region of land) · tr ülke (nation state) · si රට (nation state) · mk ка́нтри (country music) · am አገር (region of land) · zza kesware (region of land) · he אֶרֶץ (region of land) · it campo (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · ltg solys (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · fy lân (nation state) · de Region (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · tk watan (nation state) · tpi kantri (region of land) · orv сторона (region of land) · co paesu (region of land) · xmf ქიანა (region of land) · eo lando (region of land) · khb ᨾᩮᩥ᩠ᨦ (region of land) · sh dr̀žava (nation state) · fa کِشْوَر (region of land) · ur مُلْک (nation state) · zza rıstan (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · de Staat (nation state) · sh krȁjina (nation state) · fa سَرْزَمین (nation state) · ar رِيف (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · my နိုင်ငံ (region of land) · sat ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ (nation state) · ky өлкө (region of land) · th ประเทศ (nation state) · el χώρα (nation state) · ks مُلک (nation state) · yi לאַנד (region of land) · uli fiuliuy (region of land) · khb ᦵᦙᦲᧂ (nation state) · sh nȃcija (nation state) · mn орон (nation state) · ln ekólo (nation state) · tet rain (region of land) · mr देश (region of land) · oc país (region of land) · ckt нутэнут (nation state) · nl open veld (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · fr campagne (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · ms desa (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · wuu 國家 /国家 (nation state) · uz mamlakat (nation state) · ar أَرْض (region of land) · ang land (region of land) · az məmləkət (nation state) · el επαρχία (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · sl dežela (region of land) · jv negara (nation state) · bxd maŋ³¹ tɛ̃⁵⁵ (nation state) · hi किशवर (region of land) · zza cayer (nation state) · ast país (region of land) · pl kraj (region of land) · rup duvleti (region of land) · cu страна (region of land) · sk krajina (region of land) · tk watan (region of land) · sa देश (region of land) · mk земја (nation state) · th เมือง (nation state) · pt país (nation state) · udm шаер (region of land) · nn country (country music) · enm lond (nation state) · pcd poéyi (region of land) · tl bansa (nation state) · sk zem (region of land) · ny dziko (nation state) · fa روسْتا (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · hu ország (nation state) · uk край (region of land) · lb Land (nation state) · oj aki (nation state) · ady хэку (nation state) · wa payis (nation state) · nrf pays (nation state) · br glad (region of land) · ba ауыл (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · cu ⰸⰵⰿⰾⱑ (region of land) · pt país (region of land) · io lando (nation state) · kmr welat (nation state) · lez уьлкве (nation state) · hy երկիր (nation state) · eo lando (nation state) · sh на̑ција (nation state) · wo réew (region of land) · tg кишвар (region of land) · fi valtio (nation state) · vec pajès (region of land) · de Vaterland (nation state) · cu землꙗ (nation state) · mn хөдөө (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · et maa (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · cv ҫӗршыв (region of land) · fa میهَن (nation state) · ro pământ (region of land) · gd tìr (nation state) · kum уьлке (nation state) · az ölkə (region of land) · ru дере́вня (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · fa کِشْوَر (nation state) · pl kraj (nation state) · ml ഗ്രാമം (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · prg tauto (nation state) · haw kaumokuʻāina (nation state) · es provincia (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · st lefatshe (nation state) · gd talamh (nation state) · pl ziemia (region of land) · io ruro (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · orv землꙗ (region of land) · hi देहात (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · ne देश (region of land) · ro stat (nation state) · pt country (country music) · oj akiin (region of land) · nv kéyah (nation state) · zh дичү (region of land) · rue краї́на (nation state) · nl platteland (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) · nds land (region of land) · shi tamazirt (nation state) · he מְדִינָה (nation state) · enm contre (nation state)