old country

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noun

the original home country of an immigrant or a person's ancestors, especially a European country.

Origin of old country

First recorded in 1775–85

OTHER WORDS FROM old country

old-country, adjective

Words nearby old country

old chum, Old Church Slavonic, old clothes man, Old Comedy, Old Contemptibles, old country, old covenant, Old Danish, Old Dart, Old Delhi, Old Dominion

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Example sentences from the Web for old country

English horses could never have done it, and probably no old-country horseman would have taken the chances.
Ranching, Sport and Travel|Thomas Carson
Since 1636 the family had pieced out its existence in the New World, tenaciously clinging to many of its old-country habits.
The Stolen Singer|Martha Idell Fletcher Bellinger
Very few of our old-country neighbors gave much heed to what are called spirit-rappings.
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth|John Muir
Mrs. Lynch had been thinking that Granny Castle couldn't be one of the Castle's of her old-country county.
Red-Robin|Jane Abbott

Mrs. Zack and Almeria in rainbow garments; the Davidsons in sensible homespun; the Wynns in old-country garb, were prominent.
Cedar Creek|Elizabeth Hely Walshe

British Dictionary definitions for old country

old country

noun

the country of origin of an immigrant or an immigrant's ancestors

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单词	old country
释义	old country SEE SYNONYMS FOR old country ON THESAURUS.COM noun the original home country of an immigrant or a person's ancestors, especially a European country. Origin of old country First recorded in 1775–85 OTHER WORDS FROM old country old-country, adjective Words nearby old country old chum, Old Church Slavonic, old clothes man, Old Comedy, Old Contemptibles, old country, old covenant, Old Danish, Old Dart, Old Delhi, Old Dominion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for old country English horses could never have done it, and probably no old-country horseman would have taken the chances. Ranching, Sport and Travel\|Thomas Carson Since 1636 the family had pieced out its existence in the New World, tenaciously clinging to many of its old-country habits. The Stolen Singer\|Martha Idell Fletcher Bellinger Very few of our old-country neighbors gave much heed to what are called spirit-rappings. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth\|John Muir Mrs. Lynch had been thinking that Granny Castle couldn't be one of the Castle's of her old-country county. Red-Robin\|Jane Abbott Mrs. Zack and Almeria in rainbow garments; the Davidsons in sensible homespun; the Wynns in old-country garb, were prominent. Cedar Creek\|Elizabeth Hely Walshe British Dictionary definitions for old country old country noun the country of origin of an immigrant or an immigrant's ancestors Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to old country birthplace, fatherland, homeland, mother country, motherland, old world
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old country

noun

Origin of old country

OTHER WORDS FROM old country

Words nearby old country

Example sentences from the Web for old country

British Dictionary definitions for old country

noun

Words related to old country