'Countries' definitions:
Definition of 'Countries'
From: GCIDE
- Country \Coun"try\ (k?n"tr?), n.; pl. Countries (-tr?z). [F. contr['e]e, LL. contrata, fr. L. contra over against, on the opposite side. Cf. Counter, adv., Contra.]
- 1. A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region of one's birth, permanent residence, or citizenship. [1913 Webster]
- Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred. --Gen. xxxxii. 9. [1913 Webster]
- I might have learned this by my last exile, that change of countries cannot change my state. --Stirling. [1913 Webster]
- Many a famous realm And country, whereof here needs no account --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Rural regions, as opposed to a city or town. [1913 Webster]
- As they walked, on their way into the country. --Mark xvi. 12 (Rev. Ver. ). [1913 Webster]
- God made the covatry, and man made the town. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- Only very great men were in the habit of dividing the year between town and country. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The inhabitants or people of a state or a region; the populace; the public. Hence: (a) One's constituents. (b) The whole body of the electors of state; as, to dissolve Parliament and appeal to the country. [1913 Webster]
- All the country in a general voice Cried hate upon him. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Law) (a) A jury, as representing the citizens of a country. (b) The inhabitants of the district from which a jury is drawn. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Mining.) The rock through which a vein runs. [1913 Webster]
- Conclusion to the country. See under Conclusion.
- To put one's self upon the country, or {To throw one's self upon the country}, to appeal to one's constituents; to stand trial before a jury. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Countries'
- Country,
- Down the country,
- up country,
- Conclusion to the country,
- Country Club,
- Country Estates,
- Country Homes,
- Country Knolls,
- Country Walk,
- Country bank,
- Country cousin,
- Country seat,
- Cross country,
- Key of a country,
- Low Countries,
- Mother country,
- Town and Country,
- across the country,
- african country,
- asian country,
- back country,
- balkan country,
- bluegrass country,
- buffer country,
- commonwealth country,
- country and western,
- country borage,
- country dancing,
- country doctor,
- country gentleman,
- country house,
- country music,
- country of origin,
- country people,
- country store,
- developing country,
- european country,
- foreign country,
- high country,
- north country,
- old country,
- scandinavian country,
- up-country,
- west country,
- Country Club Estates,
- Country Club Heights,
- Country Club Heights, IN,
- Country Club Hills,
- Country Club, CA,
- Country Club, FL,
- Country Club, MO,
- Country Estates, FL,
- Country Homes, WA,
- Country Knolls, NY,
- Country Lake Estates,
- Country Life Acres,
- Country Walk, FL,
- Country-base,
- Country-dance,
- Hill Country Village,
- Town 'n' Country,
- Town and Country, MO,
- Town and Country, WA,
- central american country,
- country-bred,
- country-style,
- cross-country,
- north american country,
- south american country,
- Country Club Estates, GA,
- Country Club Hills, IL,
- Country Club Hills, MO,
- Country Lake Estates, NJ,
- Country Life Acres, MO,
- Hill Country Village, TX,
- Lake Almanor Country Club,
- San Diego Country Estates,
- Town 'n' Country, FL,
- cross-country jumping,
- cross-country riding,
- cross-country skiing,
- Lake Almanor Country Club, CA,
- San Diego Country Estates, CA,
- To put one's self upon the country,
- To throw one's self upon the country,
- organization of petroleum-exporting countries