country
From or in the countryside, connected with it, or typical of itFrom or in the countryside, connected with it, or typical of it.
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» Italy is a very beautiful country.
Italien ist ein sehr schönes Land. — MUIRIEL
Италия — очень красивая страна. — paul_lingvo
Італія - дуже гарна країна. — hectorvk
Італія - це дуже красива країна — Reyn
Італія - дуже красива країна. — rmdas
Італія — дуже гарна країна. — deniko
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3 sensesFrom 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.
ländlich, Land-
дереве́нскийderevénskij, се́льскийsélʹskij
Of or connected to country music.
They're mainly a hard rock band, but their new album sounds kinda country to me.
(India)Originating in India rather than being imported from abroad.
Examples
5787 sentencesItaly is a very beautiful country.
Італія - дуже гарна країна. — hectorvk
ruИталия — очень красивая страна. — paul_lingvo
deItalien ist ein sehr schönes Land. — MUIRIEL
English is spoken in many countries.
Англійською говорять у багатьох країнах. — uaspeaker
ruПо-английски говорят во многих странах. — Hellerick
deEnglisch wird in vielen Ländern gesprochen. — xtofu80
English is taught in most countries.
Англійську мову вчать у більшості країн. — uaspeaker
ruАнглийский язык учат в большинстве стран. — Hellerick
deEnglisch wird in den meisten Ländern gelehrt. — Manfredo
Every country has its own history.
У кожної країни своя історія. — deniko
ruУ каждой страны своя история. — odexed
deJedes Land hat seine eigene Geschichte. — quicksanddiver
Every country has its national flag.
У кожної країни є державний прапор. — JeNNeR
ruУ каждой страны есть государственный флаг. — ae5s
deJedes Land hat seine Nationalflagge. — Espi
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English contre, borrowed from Old French contree, from Vulgar LatinInherited 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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Forms
countrier/more country, countriest/most country| Comparative | countrier / more country Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | countriest / most country Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- in the country
- speaking speaking country
- in this country
- another country
- of the country
- many countries
- in another country
- foreign country
- in your country
- speaking country
- country music
- a foreign country
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.