What does “country” mean?
- 1
nounan area of land with its own government
Canada is a very large country.
- 2
nounland outside towns and cities, with fields and farms
They live in the country, far from the city.
Country at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈkʌntri/ · KUN-tree
- Forms
- countries
How to use “country” correctly
“The country” with “the” often means the countryside: “a house in the country”.
Common phrases with “country”
- foreign country
- in the country
- across the country
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- nation
- countryside
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