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noun(coun-try)an indefinite usually extended expanse of land : region
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noun(coun-try)the land of a person's birth, residence, or citizenship
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noun(coun-try)a political state or nation or its territory
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geographical name(coun-try)region of western Europe bordering on the North Sea and comprising modern Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
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geographical name(coun-try)organization established in 1960 to coordinate petroleum policies among its members (now Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela)
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noun(coun-try)country music that is produced by performers who are outside the mainstream of country music and that is typically regarded as differing from mainstream country in being less polished, more original, and more eclectic especially in incorporating influences from such genres as rock, folk music, blues, and punk
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noun(coun-try)alt-country
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noun(coun-try)cross-country racing or skiing
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noun(coun-try)a low-lying country or region; especially : the part of a southern state extending from the seacoast inland to the fall line
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noun(coun-try)the country of one's parents or ancestors; also : fatherland
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noun(coun-try)the country from which the people of a colony or former colony derive their origin
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noun(coun-try)a country that is the origin of something
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noun(coun-try)an emigrant's country of origin; especially : one in Europe —usually used with the
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adjective(coun-try)of, relating to, or characteristic of an inland, upland, or outlying region