country
The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc.
Noun 4 meanings
The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc.
A large area regarded as distinct from other areas, e.g. because it is inhabited by a specific group of people
“Basque Country”
An area of land of undefined extent; a region, a district.
A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside.
“I grew up in the country with a 12-gauge shotgun.”
Adjective 3 meanings
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.”
Of or connected to country music.
“They're mainly a hard rock band, but their new album sounds kinda country to me.”
Originating in India rather than being imported from abroad.
Etymology
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.
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COUNTRY at a glance
COUNTRY has 7 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + U 1 + N 1 + T 1 + R 1 + Y 4) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #294 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with country
All rhymes- INDUSTRY12
- ENTRY8
- MINISTRY13
- POETRY11
- CHEMISTRY19
- INFANTRY14
- GEOMETRY14
- REGISTRY12
- FORESTRY14
- PSYCHIATRY23
- POULTRY12
- PASTRY11
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