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country definition
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Grep of noun country african country asian country back country balkan country bluegrass country buffer country central american country country country-dance country and western country borage country club country dancing country doctor country house country music country of origin country store countryman countryseat countryside countrywoman cross-country jumping cross-country riding cross-country skiing cross country european country mother country north american country old country scandinavian country south american country west country Overview of noun country The noun country has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (276) country, state, land -- (the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries") 2. (257) state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic -- (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") 3. (71) nation, land, country, a people -- (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") 4. (39) country, rural area -- (an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country") 5. (29) area, country -- (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") Overview of adj country The adj country has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) country, country-bred -- (rough and uncouth; "a country boy") 2. country-style, country -- (typical of the country; "country-style sausage"; "country music") 3. country, folk, hillbilly, western -- ((of music) characteristic of rural life) Antonyms of adj country 3 senses of country Sense 1 country(postnominal), country-bred INDIRECT (VIA rural) -> urban Sense 2 country-style, country(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA rural) -> urban Sense 3 country(postnominal), folk(postnominal), hillbilly, western(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA nonclassical) -> classical Similarity of adj country 3 senses of country Sense 1 country(postnominal), country-bred => rural (vs. urban) Sense 2 country-style, country(postnominal) => rural (vs. urban) Sense 3 country(postnominal), folk(postnominal), hillbilly, western(postnominal) => nonclassical (vs. classical) Attributes of adj country Familiarity of adj country country used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj country country country-bred country-style countryfied countrywide cross-country upcountry Overview of noun country The noun country has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (276) country, state, land -- (the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries") 2. (257) state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic -- (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") 3. (71) nation, land, country, a people -- (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") 4. (39) country, rural area -- (an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country") 5. (29) area, country -- (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") Overview of adj country The adj country has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) country, country-bred -- (rough and uncouth; "a country boy") 2. country-style, country -- (typical of the country; "country-style sausage"; "country music") 3. country, folk, hillbilly, western -- ((of music) characteristic of rural life)
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