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country

Wikipedia country (plural countries)

1. An area of land; a district, region. [from 13th c.]
   • 2010, David Vann, The Observer, 7 Mar 2010:

     We walk along flat, open country, red dirt and spinifex grass, a few short trees [...].

2. A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, language speakers etc., or associated with a given person, occupation, species etc. [from 13th c.]
   • 2007, Chris Moss, The Guardian, 17 Feb 2007:

     This is condor country - the only region this far east where you can see the magnificent vulture - and a small national park straddling the passes, El Condorito, is a good stopover for walkers and birders.

3. The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area. [from 14th c.]
   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 3:

     It is a beautiful country of rolling hills, fertile valleys, and a thousand rivers and streams which keep the landscape green even in winter.

   • 2010, The Economist, 3 Feb 2011:

     These days corporate Germany looks rather different. Volkswagen, the country’s leading carmaker, wants to be the world’s biggest by 2018.

4. (usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside. [from 16th c.]
   • 2000, Alexander Chancellor, The Guardian, 4 Mar 2000:

     I have always thought that one of the main reasons for the popularity of blood sports in the country is the pointlessness of going outdoors with no purpose or destination in mind.

5. Country music. [from 20th c.]

country (not comparable)

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

Definizione dizionario country

	paese
	region of land
	nation state '''(noun)'''
	Un'entità politica indipendente, che esercita l'autorità su una zona geografica.
	A nation state, a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a large geographical area.

	campagna
	of, from or pertaining to the countryside '''(adjective)'''
	the country, rural area , as opposed to the town or city '''(noun)'''
	Area rurale, di una regione campestre, opposta alla zona urbana.
	A rural area, the countryside - as opposed to a city or town.

	stato
	A people permanently occupying a fixed territory bound together by common law, habits and custom into one body politic exercising, through the medium of an organized government, independent sovereignty and control over all persons and things within its boundaries, unless or until authority is ceded to a federation or union of other states.

	rurale
	of, from or pertaining to the countryside '''(adjective)'''

terra

	campo
	the country, rural area , as opposed to the town or city '''(noun)'''

	landa
	region of land

	nazione
	nation state '''(noun)'''

	patria
	nation state '''(noun)'''

città

comunità

di campagna

distretto

luogo

paesano

provincia

regione

rustico

terreno

territorio

villaggio

zona

Altri significati:

The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area. [from 14th c.]

Country music. [from 20th c.]

An area of land; a district, region. [from 13th c.]

country music

Of or connected to country music.

(the) state

From the countryside or connected with it.

(usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside. [from 16th c.]

A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, language speakers etc., or associated with a given person, occupation, species etc. [from 13th c.]