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country

US: /ˈkəntɹi/

UK: /kˈʌntɹi/

English Vietnamese dictionary

country /'kʌntri/

danh từ
- nước, quốc gia
- đất nước, tổ quốc, quê hương, xứ sở
- nhân dân (một nước)
- số ít vùng, xứ, miền; (nghĩa bóng) địa hạt, lĩnh vực
  - densely wooded country: vùng cây cối rậm rạp
  - this is unknown country to me: đó là một vùng mà tôi chưa đi qua; (nghĩa bóng) đó là một lĩnh vực xa lạ đối với tôi
- số ít nông thôn, thôn dã
  - to live in the country: sống ở nông thôn
  - the country life: đời sống (cách sinh hoạt) ở nông thôn
- to go (appeal) to the country
  - giải tán quốc hội và tổ chức bầu lại

Advanced English dictionary

+ noun (plural countries)
1 [C] an area of land that has or used to have its own government and laws: European countries + leading industrial countries + She didn't know what life in a foreign country would be like. + It's good to meet people from different parts of the country.
2 [U] (often following an adjective) an area of land, especially with particular physical features, suitable for a particular purpose or connected with a particular person or people: open / wooded country + superb walking country + Explore Thomas Hardy country.
3 (the country) [sing.] the people of a country; the nation as a whole: They have the support of most of the country. + The rich benefited from the reforms, not the country as a whole.
See also - MOTHER COUNTRY, THE OLD COUNTRY, UP-COUNTRY
4 (the country) [sing.] any area outside towns and cities, with fields, woods, farms, etc: to live in the country + We spent a pleasant day in the country. + a country lane - LANDSCAPE
5 [U] = COUNTRY-AND-WESTERN: pop, folk and country
Idioms: across country directly across fields, etc.; not by a main road: riding across country
See also - CROSS-COUNTRY
go to the country (BrE) (of a government) to hold an election to choose a new parliament
more at FREE adj.
WHICH WORD?
country / state
Country is the most usual, neutral word for a geographical area that has or used to have its own government.
State emphasizes the political organization of an area under an independent government. Especially in BrE, it can also mean the government: the member states of the EU + The state provides free education. In AmE the state usually refers to one of the 50 states of the US, not to the government of the country as a whole.

Thesaurus dictionary

1 nation, state, power; territory, realm:

How many countries belong to the British Commonwealth?

2 (native) land, homeland, fatherland, motherland, mother country:

I would gladly fight for my country.

3 countryside, rural area or surroundings, provinces, hinterlands; mountains, woods, wilderness, outback, Colloq sticks, US boondocks, boonies:

We are spending our holiday in the country.

Collocation dictionary

¹ area of land with its own government

ADJ.

beautiful, fascinating, great

this great country of ours

| hot, tropical | temperate | cold | foreign, overseas, strange

It's difficult to live in a foreign country when you don't speak the language. students from overseas countries What must it be like, to grow old in a strange country?

| home, native | adopted

Many refugee servicemen gave their lives for their adopted country.

| host

The refugees do jobs that workers in the host country refuse to do.

‘It's a free country!’ he shouted. ‘I can do what I like.’

OECD member countries

| developed, industrial/industrialized | developing, Thirld World, underdeveloped

industrially backward countries

| advanced

economically advanced countries

VERB + COUNTRY

govern, rule, run

The country was ruled by a brutal dictatorship. the politicians who run the country

| lead

He accused the government of leading the country to disaster.

| divide, split

The issue of the single currency has divided the country.

| flee, leave

The former president has been forced to flee the country.

| serve | love

He loved his country deeply.

| betray | play for, represent

She represented her country at the Sydney Olympics.

| tour, travel, visit

He travelled the country on his motorbike.

COUNTRY + VERB

border sth

countries bordering the Black Sea

| export sth, import sth

The country exports around 80% of its output.

| agree sth, sign sth

The two countries signed a basic treaty of cooperation.

PREP.

across a/the ~

travelling across the country

| all over a/the ~

They are holding special events all over the country.

| around/round a/the ~

This is just one of 30 sites around the country.

| in a/the ~

people who live in this country

| throughout a/the ~

New schools are being built throughout the country.

PHRASES

country of origin

All goods must be clearly labelled with their country of origin.

| a part of a country

There will be rain in many parts of the country tomorrow.

| the country as a whole

The rich benefited from the reforms, not the country as a whole.

² area of land with particular features

ADJ.

desert, hill/hilly, mountain/mountainous, open, wooded

The village is surrounded by miles and miles of open country.

| rough, wild | farming

This part of Africa is rich farming country.

| hunting, walking

superb walking country

QUANT.

stretch, tract

a beautiful stretch of country Whole tracts of country, once fertile, have become arid.

³ land away from towns/cities

COUNTRY + NOUN

PREP.

across ~

riding across country

| in the ~

She lives in the country.

Concise English dictionary

countries'kʌntrɪ
noun
+the territory occupied by a nation
+a politically organized body of people under a single government
+the people who live in a nation or country
+an area outside of cities and towns
+a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)