- country⇄adj. 1. of the country; in the country; rural.
Ex. He likes hearty country food and fresh country air.
(SYN) rustic.
2. characteristic of the country.
Ex. country manners, country wit.
(SYN) unpolished.
3. (Dialect - country⇄country, noun, pl.-tries,adjective.
- country⇄expr. across (the) country, more or less directly from one point to another without regard to roads, railroad lines, etc..
Ex. He was directed to hasten thither across the country (Macaulay). - country⇄expr. appeal (or go) to the country, (Especially British.) to hold a general election.
Ex. The Prime Minister, because his Government has been defeated on a major issue in the House of Commons, ... considers that the time has come for appealing to - Country⇄Lake District orCountry
a region of beautiful mountains and lakes in northwestern England, associated with William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey, and other English poets. - country⇄noun 1. land, region, or district.
Ex. The country around the mining town was rough and hilly.
2a. all the land of a nation.
Ex. He came from France, a country across the sea.
b. the people of a nation.
Ex. The whole count