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Science Fair Project Dictionary
Country
Etymology
Middle English contree , contre , from Old French contrée , from Vulgar Latin (terra) contrata , "(land) lying opposite", "(land) spread before", derived from contra ("against, opposite").
Pronunciation
- kŭn'tri, /ˈkʌntri/, /"kVntri/
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Noun
country (plural: countries)
- a nation state, a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a large geographical area.
- a former independent nation state (e.g., England or Scotland).
- the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city.
Translations
country, nation (noun)
- Albanian: atdhe
- Arabic: بَلَدٌ (bálad) f, بِلاَدٌ (biláːd) pl, بُلْدَانٌ (buldáːn) pl; وَطَنٌ (wáʈan) f, أوْطَانٌ (’awʈáːn) pl
- Breton: bro f, broioù pl
- Bulgarian: страна (straná) f, родина (rodína) f
- Catalan: país m
- Chinese Characters: 國 (traditional), 国 (simplified), 圀 (Empress Wu )
- Chinese: 國家 (traditional) / 国家 (simplified) (guójiā)
- Croatian: zemlja f, nacija f, domovina f
- Danish: land n
- Dutch: land n
- Esperanto: lando
- Faeroese: land
- Finnish: maa, valtio
- French: pays m
- Frisian: lân n
- German: Land n, Länder pl; Staat m, Staaten pl; Vaterland n
- Greek (Modern): χώρα (khóra) f; πατρίς (patrís) f, πατρίδα (patrída) f
- Hebrew: ארץ (eréts) f; מדינה (medínah) f
- Hungarian: ország
- Icelandic: land
- Ido: lando
- Indonesian: negara , bangsa
- Interlingua: pais
- Italian: paese m
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- Japanese: 国 (くに, kuní), 国家 (こっか , kokká)
- Korean: 나라 (nara), 국가 (gukga)
- Kurdish: welat
- Latin: terra f, patria f
- Low Saxon: land n
- Norwegian: land n
- Ojibwe: aki , akiin pl
- Persian: كشور (kešvar), میهن (mihan)
- Polish: kraj m
- Portuguese: país m
- Romanian: ţară f
- Russian: страна (straná) f, страны (straný) pl
- Serbian: земља (zemlja) f, нација (nacija) f, домовина (domovina) f
- Slovak: krajina f
- Spanish: país m
- Swahili: U- (noun prefix 11/14), dola sg/pl (noun 9/10), inchi sg/pl (noun 9/10)
- Swedish: land n
- Thai: ประเทศ (pràthèt)
- Turkish: memleket
- Ukrainian: країна (krajína) f, батьківщина (bat'kivščina) f
- Vietnamese: quốc gia , tổ quốc , quê hương
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Translations
a former independent nation state (e.g., England or Scotland) (noun)
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- Japanese: 国 (くに, kuní)
- Korean: 나라 (nara)
- Latin: terra f
- Low Saxon: land n
- Norwegian: land n
- Ojibwe: aki , akiin pl
- Polish: kraj m
- Portuguese: país m
- Romanian: ţară f
- Russian: страна (straná) f, страны (straný) pl
- Serbian: земља (zemlja) f
- Slovak: krajina f
- Spanish: país m
- Swahili: U- (noun prefix 11/14)
- Swedish: land
- Thai: ประเทศ (pràthèt)
- Ukrainian: країна (krajína) f
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Translations
the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city (noun)
- Albanian: fshat
- Arabic: الرِّيف (ar-ríːf) m, الأرْيَاف (al-’aryáːf) pl
- Breton: maez m, maezioù pl
- Bulgarian: село (seló) n, провинция (províntsija) f
- Catalan: camp m
- CJKV Characters: 國 (traditional), 国 (simplified), 圀 (Empress Wu ) (guó)
- Chinese: 鄉下 (traditional) / 乡下 (simplified) (xiāngxià)
- Croatian: selo n, provincija f
- Dutch: platteland , open veld
- Esperanto: kamparo
- Finnish: maaseutu
- French: campagne f
- Frisian: boerelân n
- German: Land n, Länder pl; Landschaft f, Landschaften pl; Region f, Regionen pl
- Greek (Modern): εξοχή (exokhí) f, ύπαιθρον (ípethron) n
- Hebrew: איזור כפרי (ayzor kafri) m
- Hungarian: vidék
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- Italian: campagna f
- Japanese: 田舎 (いなか , inaká)
- Korean: 시골 (shigol)
- Latin: rus n, pagus m
- Persian: روستا (rustā)
- Polish: wieś f
- Portuguese: campo m
- Russian: деревня (derévnja) f
- Serbian: село (selo) n, провинција (provincija) f
- Slovak: dedina f, vidiek m
- Spanish: campo m
- Swahili: shamba sg, mashamba pl (noun 5/6)
- Swedish: landsbygd , landet (colloquial), landsort
- Thai: ชนบท (chohn bòht)
- Turkish: taşra
- Ukrainian: село (seló) n, провінція (províntsija) f
- Vietnamese: tỉnn
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Adjective
country
- From the countryside , or connected with it
Translations
of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)
- Arabic: رِيفِيّ (rífi), نِسْبَة إلَى الرِّيف (nísba ’íla r-rif)
- Breton: diwar ar maez
- Chinese: 鄉下的 (traditional) / 乡下的 (simplified) (xiāngxià de)
- Dutch: plattelands , boeren- , land-
- Finnish: maalainen , maalais- , maaseutu
- French: de la campagne , de province
- German: ländlich , Land-
- Greek (Modern): αγροτικός (agrotikós), εξοχικός (exokhikós), επαρχιώτικος (eparkhiótikos)
- Hebrew: כפרי (káfri), של כפר (šel kefár)
- Hungarian: vidéki
- Indonesian: desa
- Interlingua: rural, campestre
- Italian: di campagna , rurale
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- Japanese: 田舎 (いなか , inaká), 田舎 の (いなか の, inaká no), 田園 (でんえん , den’en), 地方 の (ちほう の, chihō no)
- Korean: 시골 (shigol), 시골의 (shigolui)
- Latin: paganus , rusticus , rusticanus , rusticulus ; rustice (adv.)
- Persian: روستایی (rustāyi)
- Polish: wiejski
- Portuguese: rural, campestre , do campo , grosseiro
- Romanian: rural, ţara
- Russian: деревенский (derevénskij), сельский (sél'skij)
- Slovak: dedinský m, dedinská f, dedinské n; vidiecky m, vidiecka f, vidiecke n
- Spanish: de campo , campesino , campestre , de provincia , provinciano
- Swahili: -a kimashamba
- Swedish: land- , lands-
- Thai: ทางชนบท (thaang chohn bòht)
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