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country

The correct spelling is country.

How to pronounce country

/ˈkɐntɹi/
noun

IPA: /ˈkɐntɹi/

Say it like: Cow-ntr-ee

The correct spelling is country. (chiefly British) An area of land; a district, region.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.(chiefly British) An area of land; a district, region.
  2. 2.A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, speakers of the same language etc., or associated with a given person, occupation, species etc.
  3. 3.The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area; a sovereign state.
  4. 4.(usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside.
  5. 5.The rock through which a vein runs.

adjective

  1. 1.From or in the countryside or connected with it.
  2. 2.Of or connected to country music.

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