country in English: A land with its own people, government, and borders, like France or Japan. (noun)

/ˈkʌntri/

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Translation

A land with its own people, government, and borders, like France or Japan.

Word origin

From Old French contree, from Latin contrata, meaning the land lying opposite or spread before you.

Gender

Pluralcountriesirregular

France .

"Country" means a land with its own people and borders.

"Countries" is the plural, meaning more than one country.

Here "country" means the open land away from towns.

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This word is part of lesson 10.