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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024up•coun•try /adj., n. ˈʌpˌkʌntri; adv. ʌpˈkʌntri/USA pronunciation adj. - Dialect Termsof, relating to, living in, or situated in the interior of a region or country;
inland.
n. [uncountable] - the interior of a region or country.
adv. - toward, into, or in the interior of a country:traveled upcountry.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024up•coun•try (adj., n. up′kun′trē;adv. up kun′trē),USA pronunciation adj. [Chiefly Southern U.S.]- Dialect Termsof, relating to, residing in, or situated in the interior of a region or country;
inland. - Dialect Terms, Slang Terms[Disparaging.]unsophisticated.
n. - the interior of a region or country.
adv. - toward, into, or in the interior of a country:The explorers trekked upcountry.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: upcountry /ʌpˈkʌntrɪ/ adj - of or coming from the interior of a country or region
n - the interior part of a region or country
adv - towards, in, or into the interior part of a country or region
coun•try /ˈkʌntri/USA pronunciation n., pl. -tries, adj. n. - Government a state or nation:[countable]European countries.
- Government the territory or land of a nation:[countable]the country of France.
- Government the people of a district, state, or nation:[countable]That whole country hates foreigners.
- Government[countable] the land of one's birth or citizenship.
- Government rural districts, as opposed to cities or towns:[countable* singular: the + ~]We both grew up in the country.
- Government an area marked by certain characteristics, etc.:[uncountable]Pennsylvania Dutch country.
- Music and Dance country music.
adj. [before a noun] - of, from, or characteristic of the country:a country boy.
- of or relating to country music:a country singer.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024coun•try (kun′trē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tries, adj. n. - Governmenta state or nation:What European countries have you visited?
- Governmentthe territory of a nation.
- Governmentthe people of a district, state, or nation:The whole country backed the president in his decision.
- Governmentthe land of one's birth or citizenship.
- Governmentrural districts, including farmland, parkland, and other sparsely populated areas, as opposed to cities or towns:Many city dwellers like to spend their vacations in the country.
- Governmentany considerable territory demarcated by topographical conditions, by a distinctive population, etc.:mountainous country; the Amish country of Pennsylvania.
- Governmenta tract of land considered apart from any geographical or political limits;
region;
district. - Governmentthe public.
- Lawthe public at large, as represented by a jury.
- Music and DanceSee country music.
- Government, British Terms, Idioms go to the country, [Brit.]to dissolve a Parliament that has cast a majority vote disagreeing with the prime minister and cabinet and to call for the election of a new House of Commons. Also, appeal to the country.
- put oneself upon the or one's country, [Law.]to present one's cause formally before a jury.
adj. - of, from, or characteristic of the country;
rural:a winding country road. - Music and Danceof, pertaining to, or associated with country music:That Nashville station plays country records all day long.
- rude;
unpolished;
rustic:country manners. - of, from, or pertaining to a particular country.
- [Obs.]of one's own country.
- Vulgar Latin *(regiō) contrāta terrain opposite the viewer, equivalent. to Latin contr(ā) counter3 + -āta, feminine of -ātus -ate1; compare German Gegend region, derivative of gegen against
- Anglo-French, Old French
- Middle English cuntree 1200–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: country /ˈkʌntrɪ/ n ( pl -tries)- a territory distinguished by its people, culture, language, geography, etc
- an area of land distinguished by its political autonomy; state
- the people of a territory or state
- the part of the land that is away from cities or industrial areas; rural districts
- (as modifier): country cottage
Related adjective(s): pastoral, rural - short for country music
- up country ⇒ away from the coast or the capital
- one's native land or nation of citizenship
- across country ⇒ not keeping to roads, etc
- go to the country, appeal to the country ⇒ chiefly Brit to dissolve Parliament and hold an election
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French contrée, from Medieval Latin contrāta, literally: that which lies opposite, from Latin contrā opposite |