old country
The country of origin of an immigrant or of a person of immigrant descentThe country of origin of an immigrant or of a person of immigrant descent.
» Greece is an old country.
Griechenland ist ein altes Land. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Греция — древняя страна. — Selena777
Греція — стародавня країна. — deniko
Греція — це стародавня країна. — deniko
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1 sensesThe country of origin of an immigrant or of a person of immigrant descent.
the country of origin of an immigrant
Examples
8 sentencesGreece is an old country.
Греція — стародавня країна. — deniko
ruГреция — древняя страна. — Selena777
deGriechenland ist ein altes Land. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Have you talked to anyone in the old country?
I love the old country.
deIch liebe meine Heimat. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This tastes like something from the old country.
Algeria is one of the oldest countries in the world.
Translations
2 languagesForms
plural: old countries| Singular | old country |
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Word family
3 related wordsSee 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.