country

Definitions

1. 1adverb

   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.

2. 2adverb

   Rural regions, as opposed to a city or town.

3. 3adverb

   The inhabitants or people of a state or a region; the populace; the public. Hence: (a) One's constituents. (b) The whole body of the electors of state; as, to dissolve Parliament and appeal to the country.

4. 4adverb

   A jury, as representing the citizens of a country.

5. 5adverb

   The inhabitants of the district from which a jury is drawn.

6. 6adverb

   The rock through which a vein runs.

7. 7adjective

   Pertaining to the regions remote from a city; rural; rustic; as, a country life; a country town; the country party, as opposed to city.

8. 8adjective

   Destitute of refinement; rude; unpolished; rustic; not urbane; as, country manners.

9. 9adjective

   Pertaining, or peculiar, to one's own country.

10. 10noun

    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"

    Synonyms

    landnation
11. 11noun

    a politically organized body of people under a single government

    "the state has elected a new president"

    "African nations"

    Synonyms

    commonwealthlandnationstate
12. 12noun

    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"

    Synonyms

    area
13. 13noun

    the territory occupied by a nation

    "he returned to the land of his birth"

    "he visited several European countries"

    Synonyms

    landstate
14. 14noun

    an area outside of cities and towns

    "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"