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Etymology
ME. contree, contre, from OF. contrée, from Vulgar Latin (terra) contrata, "(land) lying opposite", "(land) spread before", derived from contra ("against, opposite").

Pronunciation
kŭn'tri, IPAchar|/�k�ntri/, /<tt>"kVntri</tt>/
:IPAchar|Rhymes:English:-�ntri|Rhymes: -�ntri
audio|en-uk-country.ogg|Audio (UK)
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Hyphenation: coun·try

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun|countries

1. A nation state, a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area.

#: Australia is both a country and a continent.

1. A former independent nation state (e.g., England or Scotland).
2. (usually preceded by the) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; countryside.

#: I come from the country &mdash; I'd hate to live in the city now, I'm so used to the woodland and meadows.
#: These animals are now found only in the high country.

1. Short for country music, a genre of popular music that has rural Southern roots and embraces numerous subgenres and styles.

See also
Wiktionary Appendix:Countries of the world

Translations
trans-top|country, nation (noun)
Albanian: atdhe
Arabic: ARchar|ب�د|ب���د� (bálad) f, ARchar|ب�اد|ب��ا�د� unicode|(bilá�d) p, ARchar|ب�دا�|ب���د�ا�� unicode|(buldá�n) p; ARchar|�ط�|��ط��� unicode|(wá�an) f, ARchar|ا�طا�|أ��ط�ا�� unicode|(�aw�á�n) p
Bosnian: zemlja#Bosnian|zemlja f, država#Bosnian|država f, nacija#Bosnian|nacija f
Breton: bro f, broioù p
Bulgarian: ���ана (straná) f, �одина (rodína) f
Catalan: país m
Cherokee: �������� (anitsalagigadohi)
Chinese Characters: � (traditional), � (simplified), � (early ROC), � (Empress Wu),
Chinese: �家 / �家 (guóji�)
Croatian: zemlja#Croatian|zemlja f, država#Croatian|država f, nacija#Croatian|nacija f
Czech: zem� f
Danish: land n
Dutch: land n
Esperanto: lando
Faroese: land
Finnish: maa, valtio
French: pays m
Frisian: lân n
German: Land n, Länder p; Staat m, Staaten p; Vaterland n
Greek (Modern): ���α (khóra) f; �α��ί� (patrís) f, �α��ίδα (patrída) f
Hebrew: �רץ (eretz) f; ���נ� (medina) f
Hindi: द�श (deš), राष���र (r�ṣṭra)
Hungarian: ország
Icelandic: land n
Ido: lando
Indonesian: negara, bangsa
Interlingua: pais
Italian: paese m
Japanese: � (��, kuní), �家 (���, kokká)
Korean: �� (nara), 국� (gukga)
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Kurdish: welat, KUchar|�ڵات
Latin: terra f, patria f
Latvian: valsts, zeme
Low Saxon: land n
Macedonian: д�жава (drzhava) f, на�иja (nacija) f
Malayalam: രാ��യ� (raajyam)
Norwegian: land n
Novial: natione, lande
Ojibwe: aki, akiin p
Persian: FAchar|کش�ر (kešvar), FAchar|���� (mihan)
Polish: kraj m
Portuguese: país m, nação f
Punjabi: ਦ�ਸ਼ (d��), ਮ�ਲ� (mūlak), ਰਾਸ਼�ਰ (r��ṭar)
Romanian: ţar� f
Romansch: pajais m
Russian: ���ана (straná) f
Sanskrit: द�श� (dešaha), राष���र (r�ṣṭra)
Scottish Gaelic: dùthaich f, talamh m, tìre f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: зем�а#Serbian|зем�а f, д�жава#Serbian|д�жава f, ĸpajинa f
:Roman: zemlja#Serbian|zemlja f, država#Serbian|država f, krajina f, ota�bina f
Slovak: krajina#Slovak|krajina f
Slovene: država f
Spanish: país m
Swahili: U- (noun prefix 11/14), dola sg/pl (noun 9/10), inchi sg/pl (noun 9/10)
Swedish: land n
Telugu: ద�శమ� (deshamu)
Thai: THchar|�ระ��ศ (pràthèt)
Turkish: ülke, memleket
Ukrainian: к�а�на (krajína) f, ба��к�в�ина (bat�kivš�ina) f
Vietnamese: qu�c gia, t� qu�c, quê hương
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trans-top|a former independent nation state (e.g., England or Scotland) (noun)
Arabic: ARchar|��ا�ة|���ا���ة� (wilá:ya) f, ARchar|��ا�ات|���ا���ات� unicode|(wilayá�t) p
Bosnian: zemlja#Bosnian|zemlja f
Catalan: país m
CJKV Characters: � (traditional), � (simplified), � (Empress Wu) (guó)
Croatian: zemlja#Croatian|zemlja f
Czech: zem� f
Danish: land n
Dutch: land n
Esperanto: lando
Faroese: land
Finnish: maa
French: pays m
Frisian: lân n
German: Land n, Länder p
Greek (Modern): ���α (khóra) f
Hungarian: ország
Icelandic: land
Indonesian: bangsa
Interlingua: pais
Italian: paese m
Japanese: � (��, kuní)
Korean: �� (nara)
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Latin: terra f
Low Saxon: land n
Norwegian: land n
Novial: lande, natione
Ojibwe: aki, akiin p
Polish: kraj m
Portuguese: país m, nação f
Romanian: ţar� f
Romansch: pajais m
Russian: ���ана (straná) f, ���ан� (straný) p
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: зем�а#Serbian|зем�а f, д�жава#Serbian|д�жава f
:Roman: zemlja#Serbian|zemlja f, država f
Slovak: krajina#Slovak|krajina f
Slovene: dežela f
Spanish: país m
Swahili: U- (noun prefix 11/14)
Swedish: land
Thai: THchar|�ระ��ศ (pràthèt)
Turkish: eyalet
Ukrainian: к�а�на (krajína) f
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trans-top|the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city (noun)
Albanian: fshat
Arabic: ARchar|ا�ر��|ا�ر���� unicode|(ar-rí�f) m, ARchar|ا�ار�ا�|ا�أر���ا� unicode|(al-�aryá�f) p
Bosnian: selo#Bosnian|selo n
Breton: maez m, maezioù p
Bulgarian: �ело (seló) n
Catalan: camp m
CJKV Characters: � (traditional), � (simplified), � (Empress Wu) (guó)
Chinese:
:Simplified: 乡� (xi�ngxià)
:Traditional: ��
Croatian: selo#Croatian|selo n
Czech: venkov m
Dutch: platteland, open veld
Esperanto: kamparo
Finnish: maaseutu
French: campagne f
Frisian: boerelân n
German: Land n, Länder p; Landschaft f, Landschaften p; Region f, Regionen p
Greek (Modern): εξο�ή (exokhí) f, ��αιθ�ον (ýpaithron) n
Hebrew: �פר (kfar) m
Hungarian: vidék
Italian: campagna f
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Japanese: �� (���, inaká)
Korean: �골 (sigol)
Latin: rus n, pagus m
Malayalam: നാ����മ�പ�റ� (naattumpuRam), ��രാമ� (graamam)
Novial: rure
Persian: FAchar|ر�ستا (rust�)
Polish: wie� f
Portuguese: campo m
Romansch: cuntrada f
Russian: де�евн� (derévnja) f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �ело#Serbian|�ело n
:Roman: selo#Serbian|selo n, dedinje n
Slovak: dedina#Slovak|dedina f, vidiek#Slovak|vidiek m
Slovene: podeželje n
Spanish: campo m
Swahili: shamba s, mashamba p (noun 5/6)
Swedish: landsbygd, landet (colloquial), landsort
Thai: THchar|���� (chohn bòht)
Turkish: ta�ra
Ukrainian: �ело (seló) n
Vietnamese: t�nn
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trans-top|country music

Finnish: t|fi|kantri
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Adjective
country

1. From the countryside or connected with it.
2. Of or connected to country music.

Translations
trans-top|of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)
Arabic: ARchar|ر���|ر������ (rí:fi), ARchar|�سبة ا�� ا�ر��|��س�ب�ة إ��� ا�ر���� unicode|(nísba �íla r-ri:f)
Breton: diwar ar maez
Chinese:
:Simplified: 乡�� (xi�ngxià de)
:Traditional: ���
Dutch: plattelands, boeren-, land-
Finnish: maalainen, maalais-, maaseutu
French: de la campagne, de province#French|province
German: ländlich, Land-
Greek (Modern): αγ�ο�ικ�� (agrotikós), εξο�ικ�� (exokhikós), ε�α��ι��ικο� (eparkhiótikos)
Hebrew: �פר� (kafry) m, �פר�ת (kafryt) f
Hungarian: vidéki
Indonesian: desa
Interlingua: rural#Interlingua|rural, campestre
Italian: di campagna, rurale
Japanese: �� (���, inaká), ��� (����, inaká no), �� (����, den�en), ��� (����, chih� no)
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Korean: �골 (sigol), �골� (sigol-ui)
Latin: paganus, rusticus, rusticanus, rusticulus; rustice (adv.)
Novial: rural
Persian: FAchar|ر�ستا�� (rust�yi)
Polish: wiejski
Portuguese: rural#Portuguese|rural, campestre, do campo, grosseiro
Romanian: rural#Romanian|rural, ţara
Russian: де�евен�кий (derevénskij), �ел��кий (sél�skij)
Scottish Gaelic: dùthchail, tìreil
Slovak: dedinský m, dedinská f, dedinské n; vidiecky m, vidiecka f, vidiecke n
Slovene: podeželsko, vaško
Spanish: de campo, campesino, campestre, de provincia, provinciano
Swahili: -a kimashamba
Swedish: land-, lands-
Thai: THchar|�า����� (thaang chohn bòht)
Turkish: kırsal
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