| Country (country) |
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| n. | (k?n"tr?) |
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| Coun"try |
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Countries (-tr(?)z). [F. contrée,
LL. contrata, fr. L. contra over against, on the
opposite side. Cf. Counter, adv.,
Contra.] |
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.
Rural regions, as opposed to a city or
town.
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.
A
jury, as representing the citizens of a country.
The rock through
which a vein runs.
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| Country (country) |
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| a. | |
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| Coun"try |
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Pertaining to the regions remote from a city; rural; rustic;
as, a country life; a country town; the
country party, as opposed to city.
Destitute of refinement; rude;
unpolished; rustic; not urbane; as, country
manners.
Pertaining, or peculiar, to one's own
country.
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