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  1. noun A nation or state.
  2. noun The territory of a nation or state; land.
  3. noun The people of a nation or state; populace: The whole country will profit from the new economic reforms.

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sri lanka · andorra · spain · holland · netherlands · monaco · luxembourg · liechtenstein · belgium · england · denmark

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  1. Middle English countre, from Old French contree, from Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrāta, (land) opposite, before, from Latin contrā, opposite; see kom in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Early modern English also countrey, countrie, countree, countray, from Middle English countre, cuntre, cuntrei, contre, contree, contraye, contreye, etc., from Old French cuntree, contree, contrie, French contrée = Provencal Old Spanish contrada = Italian contrada, Old Italian contrata, from Middle Latin contrata, contrada, country, region, literally that which is over against or before one, properly adjective (sc. L. regio, region), feminine of *contratus (later English contrate in a literal sense), with suffix -atus (English -ate), from Latin contra, over against: see contra, and cf. counter, counter-, etc. Compare the equivalent G. gegend, Middle High German gegende, gegenōte, also gegene, gegen, gegin, country, from gegen, against: see gain-, again.
 

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