1. country(n = noun.group) body politic, commonwealth, land, nation, res publica, state - a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"
is a kind of political entity, political unit
has parts: estate, estate of the realm, the three estates
has particulars: commonwealth country, developing country, dominion, foreign country, reich, renegade state, rogue nation, rogue state, suzerain, sea power, great power, major power, power, superpower, world power, city-state, city state, ally, eelam, tamil eelam
2. country(n = noun.location) land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"
is a kind of administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
has parts: demesne, domain, land, midland
has particulars: banana republic, country of origin, fatherland, homeland, mother country, motherland, native land, buffer country, buffer state, kingdom, tax haven, european country, european nation, african country, african nation, asian country, asian nation, south american country, south american nation, north american country, north american nation, sultanate, antigua and barbuda, cape verde, republic of cape verde, ceylon, democratic socialist republic of sri lanka, sri lanka, comoros, federal islamic republic of the comoros, cuba, republic of cuba, haiti, republic of haiti, dominican republic, jamaica, barbados, republic of trinidad and tobago, trinidad and tobago, cyprus, republic of cyprus, commonwealth of dominica, dominica, east timor, fiji, republic of fiji, israel, sion, state of israel, yisrael, zion, etruria, australia, commonwealth of australia, federated states of micronesia, micronesia, tt, marshall islands, republic of the marshall islands, tuvalu, kiribati, republic of kiribati, nauru, republic of nauru, independent state of papua new guinea, papua new guinea, bahama islands, bahamas, commonwealth of the bahamas, burkina faso, upper volta, dutch east indies, indonesia, republic of indonesia, grenada, maldives, republic of maldives, malta, republic of malta, mauritius, republic of mauritius, new zealand, palau, republic of palau, tt, philippines, republic of the philippines, federation of saint kitts and nevis, saint christopher-nevis, saint kitts and nevis, st. christopher-nevis, st. kitts and nevis, saint lucia, st. lucia, saint vincent and the grenadines, st. vincent and the grenadines, independent state of samoa, samoa, samoa i sisifo, western samoa, democratic republic of sao tome and principe, sao thome e principe, sao tome and principe, sao tome e principe, st. thomas and principe, republic of seychelles, seychelles, solomon islands, rus, russia, soviet union, union of soviet socialist republics, ussr, russia, russian federation, ukraine, ukrayina, turkmen, turkmenia, turkmenistan, turkomen, friendly islands, kingdom of tonga, tonga, republic of turkey, turkey, new hebrides, republic of vanuatu, vanuatu
3. country(n = noun.group) land, nation - the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"
is a kind of people
has particulars: dutch, dutch people, british, british people, brits, english, english people, irish, irish people, french, french people, spanish, spanish people, swiss, swiss people
4. country(n = noun.location) rural area - an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"
is a kind of geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
has parts: grazing land, lea, ley, pasture, pastureland
has particulars: back country, backwoods, boondocks, hinterland, farming area, farmland, countryside, scrubland, weald, wold
5. country(n = noun.location) area - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"
is a kind of region
has particulars: arena, high country, bed-ground, bed ground, bedground, broadcast area, center, centre, eye, heart, middle, corner, corner, disaster area, hangout, haunt, repair, resort, stamping ground, fireside, hearth, hunting ground, no-go area, no man's land, quadrant, quadrant, rain shadow, staging area, clear, open, free port, free zone, anchorage, anchorage ground, playground, resort area, vacation spot, block, city block, neighborhood, retreat, refuge, safety, danger, scene, section, shrubbery, space, tank farm, winner's circle, bermuda triangle
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. [1913 Webster]
"Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred." [1913 Webster]
"I might have learned this by my last exile,
that change of countries cannot change my state." [1913 Webster]
"Many a famous realm
And country, whereof here needs no account" [1913 Webster]
2. Rural regions, as opposed to a city or town. [1913 Webster]
"As they walked, on their way into the country." [1913 Webster]
"God made the covatry, and man made the town." [1913 Webster]
"Only very great men were in the habit of dividing the year between town and country." [1913 Webster]
3. The inhabitants or people of a state or a region; the populace; the public. Hence:
"All the country in a general voice
Cried hate upon him." [1913 Webster]
4. A jury, as representing the citizens of a country. [1913 Webster]
5. The rock through which a vein runs. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
2. Destitute of refinement; rude; unpolished; rustic; not urbane; as, country manners. [1913 Webster]
3. Pertaining, or peculiar, to one's own country. [1913 Webster]
"She, bowing herself towards him, laughing the cruel tyrant to scorn, spake in her country language." [1913 Webster]
country, n. (pl. -ies)
1 a the territory of a nation with its own government; a State. b a territory possessing its own language, people, culture, etc.
2 (often attrib.) rural districts as opposed to towns or the capital (a cottage in the country; a country town).
3 the land of a person's birth or citizenship; a fatherland.
4 a a territory, esp. an area of interest or knowledge. b a region associated with a particular person, esp. a writer (Hardy country).
5 Brit. a national population, esp. as voters (the country won't stand for it).
Idiom:
across country not keeping to roads. country-and-western rural or cowboy songs originating in the US, and usu. accompanied by a guitar etc. country club a sporting and social club in a rural setting. country cousin often derog. a person with a countrified appearance or manners. country dance a traditional sort of dance, esp. English, with couples facing each other in long lines. country gentleman a gentleman with landed property. country house a usu. large house in the country, often the seat of a country gentleman. country music = country-and-western. country party a political party supporting agricultural interests. country seat a large country house belonging to an aristocratic family. country-wide extending throughout a nation. go (or appeal) to the country Brit. test public opinion by dissolving Parliament and holding a general election. in the country Cricket sl. far from the wickets; in the deep field. line of country a subject about which a person is knowledgeable. unknown country an unfamiliar place or topic.
Etymology:
ME f. OF cuntree, f. med.L contrata (terra) (land) lying opposite (CONTRA)
N government, legal authority, soveriegn, sovereign authority, authority, master, direction, national government, nation, state, country, nation- state, dominion, republic, empire, union, democratic republic, kingdom, principality, state government, state, shire, province, county, canton, territory, duchy, archduchy, archdukedom, woiwodshaft, commonwealth, region, property, county, parish city, domain, tract, arrondissement, mofussil, commune, wappentake, hundred, riding, lathe, garth, soke, tithing, ward, precinct, bailiwick, command, empire, sway, rule, dominion, domination, sovereignty, supremacy, suzerainty, lordship, headship, chiefdom, seigniory, seigniority, rule, sway, command, control, administer, govern, lead, preside over, reign, possess the throne, be seated on the throne, occupy the throne, sway the scepter, wield the scepter, wear the crown, state, realm, body politic, posse comitatus, judicature, cabinet, seat of government, seat of authority, headquarters, accession, installation, politics, reign, regime, dynasty, directorship, dictatorship, protectorate, protectorship, caliphate, pashalic, electorate, presidency, presidentship, administration, proconsul, consulship, prefecture, seneschalship, magistrature, magistracy, monarchy, kinghood, kingship, royalty, regality, aristarchy, aristocracy, oligarchy, democracy, theocracy, demagogy, commonwealth, dominion, heteronomy, republic, republicanism, socialism, collectivism, mob law, mobocracy, ochlocracy, vox populi, imperium in imperio, bureaucracy, beadledom, bumbledom, stratocracy, military power, military government, junta, feodality, feudal system, feudalism, thearchy, theocracy, dinarchy, duarchy, triarchy, heterarchy, duumvirate, triumvirate, autocracy, autonomy, limited monarchy, constitutional government, constitutional monarchy, home rule, representative government, monocracy, pantisocracy, gynarchy, gynocracy, gynaeocracy, petticoat government, legislature, judiciary, administration, office of the president, office of the prime minister, cabinet, senate, house of representatives, parliament, council, courts, supreme court, state, interior, labor, health and human services, defense, education, agriculture, justice, commerce, treasury, Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, National Institutes of Health, NIH, Postal Service, Post Office, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, president, vice president, cabinet member, prime minister, minister, senator, representatative, president pro tem, speaker of the house, department head, section head, section chief, federal judge, justice, justice of the supreme court, chief justice, treasurer, secretary of the treasury, director of the FBI, governor, state cabinet member, state senator, assemblyman, assemblywoman, regal, sovereign, governing, royal, royalist, monarchical, kingly, imperial, imperiatorial, princely, feudal, aristocratic, autocratic, oligarchic, republican, dynastic, ruling, regnant, gubernatorial, imperious, authoritative, executive, administrative, clothed with authority, official, departmental, ex officio, imperative, peremptory, overruling, absolute, hegemonic, hegemonical, authorized, government, public, national, federal, his majesty's, her majesty's, state, county, city, N, a dog's obeyed in office, cada uno tiene su alguazil, le Roi le veut, regibus esse manus en nescio longas, regnant populi, the demigod Authority, the right divine of kings to govern wrong, uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
N abode, dwelling, lodging, domicile, residence, apartment, place, digs, pad, address, habitation, where one's lot is cast, local habitation, berth, diggings, seat, lap, sojourn, housing, quarters, headquarters, resiance, tabernacle, throne, ark, home, fatherland, country, homestead, homestall, fireside, hearth, hearth stone, chimney corner, inglenook, ingle side, harem, seraglio, zenana, household gods, lares et penates, roof, household, housing, dulce domum, paternal domicile, native soil, native land, habitat, range, stamping ground, haunt, hangout, biosphere, environment, ecological niche, nest, nidus, snuggery, arbor, bower, lair, den, cave, hole, hiding place, cell, sanctum sanctorum, aerie, eyrie, eyry, rookery, hive, covert, resort, retreat, perch, roost, nidification, kala jagah, bivouac, camp, encampment, cantonment, castrametation, barrack, casemate, casern, tent, building, chamber, xenodochium, tenement, messuage, farm, farmhouse, grange, hacienda, toft, cot, cabin, hut, chalet, croft, shed, booth, stall, hovel, bothy, shanty, dugout, wigwam, pen, barn, bawn, kennel, sty, doghold, cote, coop, hutch, byre, cow house, cow shed, stable, dovecote, columbary, columbarium, shippen, igloo, iglu, jacal, lacustrine dwelling, lacuslake dwelling, lacuspile dwelling, log cabin, log house, shack, shebang, tepee, topek, house, mansion, place, villa, cottage, box, lodge, hermitage, rus in urbe, folly, rotunda, tower, chateau, castle, pavilion, hotel, court, manor-house, capital messuage, hall, palace, kiosk, bungalow, casa, country seat, apartment house, flat house, frame house, shingle house, tenement house, temple, hamlet, village, thorp, dorp, ham, kraal, borough, burgh, town, city, capital, metropolis, suburb, province, country, county town, county seat, courthouse, ghetto, street, place, terrace, parade, esplanade, alameda, board walk, embankment, road, row, lane, alley, court, quadrangle, quad, wynd, close, yard, passage, rents, buildings, mews, square, polygon, circus, crescent, mall, piazza, arcade, colonnade, peristyle, cloister, gardens, grove, residences, block of buildings, market place, place, plaza, anchorage, roadstead, roads, dock, basin, wharf, quay, port, harbor, quarter, parish, assembly room, meetinghouse, pump room, spa, watering place, inn, hostel, hostelry, hotel, tavern, caravansary, dak bungalow, khan, hospice, public house, pub, pot house, mug house, gin mill, gin palace, bar, bar room, barrel house, cabaret, chophouse, club, clubhouse, cookshop, dive, exchange, grill room, saloon, shebeen, coffee house, eating house, canteen, restaurant, buffet, cafe, estaminet, posada, almshouse, poorhouse, townhouse, garden, park, pleasure ground, plaisance, demesne, cage, terrarium, doghouse, pen, aviary, barn, stall, zoo, urban, metropolitan, suburban, provincial, rural, rustic, domestic, cosmopolitan, palatial, eigner Hert ist goldes Werth, even cities have their graves, ubi libertas ibi patria, home sweet home, abode, dwelling, lodging, domicile, residence, apartment, place, digs, pad, address, habitation, where one's lot is cast, local habitation, berth, diggings, seat, lap, sojourn, housing, quarters, headquarters, resiance, tabernacle, throne, ark, home, fatherland, country, homestead, homestall, fireside, hearth, hearth stone, chimney corner, inglenook, ingle side, harem, seraglio, zenana, household gods, lares et penates, roof, household, housing, dulce domum, paternal domicile, native soil, native land, habitat, range, stamping ground, haunt, hangout, biosphere, environment, ecological niche, nest, nidus, snuggery, arbor, bower, lair, den, cave, hole, hiding place, cell, sanctum sanctorum, aerie, eyrie, eyry, rookery, hive, covert, resort, retreat, perch, roost, nidification, kala jagah, bivouac, camp, encampment, cantonment, castrametation, barrack, casemate, casern, tent, building, chamber, xenodochium, tenement, messuage, farm, farmhouse, grange, hacienda, toft, cot, cabin, hut, chalet, croft, shed, booth, stall, hovel, bothy, shanty, dugout, wigwam, pen, barn, bawn, kennel, sty, doghold, cote, coop, hutch, byre, cow house, cow shed, stable, dovecote, columbary, columbarium, shippen, igloo, iglu, jacal, lacustrine dwelling, lacuslake dwelling, lacuspile dwelling, log cabin, log house, shack, shebang, tepee, topek, house, mansion, place, villa, cottage, box, lodge, hermitage, rus in urbe, folly, rotunda, tower, chateau, castle, pavilion, hotel, court, manor-house, capital messuage, hall, palace, kiosk, bungalow, casa, country seat, apartment house, flat house, frame house, shingle house, tenement house, temple, hamlet, village, thorp, dorp, ham, kraal, borough, burgh, town, city, capital, metropolis, suburb, province, country, county town, county seat, courthouse, ghetto, street, place, terrace, parade, esplanade, alameda, board walk, embankment, road, row, lane, alley, court, quadrangle, quad, wynd, close, yard, passage, rents, buildings, mews, square, polygon, circus, crescent, mall, piazza, arcade, colonnade, peristyle, cloister, gardens, grove, residences, block of buildings, market place, place, plaza, anchorage, roadstead, roads, dock, basin, wharf, quay, port, harbor, quarter, parish, assembly room, meetinghouse, pump room, spa, watering place, inn, hostel, hostelry, hotel, tavern, caravansary, dak bungalow, khan, hospice, public house, pub, pot house, mug house, gin mill, gin palace, bar, bar room, barrel house, cabaret, chophouse, club, clubhouse, cookshop, dive, exchange, grill room, saloon, shebeen, coffee house, eating house, canteen, restaurant, buffet, cafe, estaminet, posada, almshouse, poorhouse, townhouse, garden, park, pleasure ground, plaisance, demesne, cage, terrarium, doghouse, pen, aviary, barn, stall, zoo, urban, metropolitan, suburban, provincial, rural, rustic, domestic, cosmopolitan, palatial, eigner Hert ist goldes Werth, even cities have their graves, ubi libertas ibi patria, home sweet home.
N agriculture, cultivation, husbandry, farming, georgics, geoponics, tillage, agronomy, gardening, spade husbandry, vintage, horticulture, arboriculture, floriculture, landscape gardening, viticulture, husbandman, horticulturist, gardener, florist, agricultor, agriculturist, yeoman, farmer, cultivator, tiller of the soil, woodcutter, backwoodsman, granger, habitat, vigneron, viticulturist, Triptolemus, field, meadow, garden, botanic garden, winter garden, ornamental garden, flower garden, kitchen garden, market garden, hop garden, nursery, green house, hot house, conservatory, bed, border, seed plot, grassplot, grassplat, lawn, park, parterre, shrubbery, plantation, avenue, arboretum, pinery, pinetum, orchard, vineyard, vinery, orangery, farm, agricultural, agrarian, agrestic, arable, predial, rural, rustic, country, horticultural.
across the country, african country, asian country, back country, balkan country, bluegrass country, buffer country, central american country, commonwealth country, country and western, country bank, country borage, country club, country cousin, country dancing, country doctor, country gentleman, country house, country music, country of origin, country people, country seat, country store, cross country, developing country, european country, foreign country, mother country, north american country, old country, scandinavian country, south american country, up country, west country