country : Idioms & Phrases


across the country

  • adverb extending throughout an entire nation
    across the nation; nationally; nationwide.
    • nationally advertised
    • it was broadcast nationwide
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african country

  • noun any one of the countries occupying the African continent
    African nation.
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asian country

  • noun any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent
    Asian nation.
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back country

  • noun a remote and undeveloped area
    backwoods; boondocks; hinterland.
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balkan country

  • noun any one of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula
    Balkan state; Balkan nation.
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bluegrass country

  • noun an area in central Kentucky noted for it bluegrass and thoroughbred horses
    Bluegrass Region; Bluegrass.
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buffer country

  • noun a small neutral state between two rival powers
    buffer state.
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central american country

  • noun any one of the countries occupying Central America; these countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments
    Central American nation.
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commonwealth country

  • noun any of the countries in the British Commonwealth
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Conclusion to the country

  • (Law), the conclusion of a pleading by which a party "puts himself upon the country," i.e., appeals to the verdict of a jury. Mozley & W.
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country and western

  • noun a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments
    C and W; country and western.
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country borage

  • noun an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus
    Coleus amboinicus; Plectranthus amboinicus; Coleus aromaticus.
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country club

  • noun a suburban club for recreation and socializing
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country dancing

  • noun a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
    country dancing; contredanse; contradance; contra danse.
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country doctor

  • noun a doctor who practices in the country (rather than in a city) usually remote from a modern hospital
    • do country doctors still make house calls?
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country house

  • noun a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country
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country music

  • noun a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments
    C and W; country and western.
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country of origin

  • noun the country where you were born
    motherland; country of origin; fatherland; homeland; native land.
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country people

  • noun people living in the same country; compatriots
    countryfolk.
  • noun people raised in or living in a rural environment; rustics
    countryfolk.
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country seat

Coun"try seat`
Definitions
  1. A dwelling in the country, used as a place of retirement from the city.
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country store

  • noun a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise
    trading post; general store.
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country-base

Coun"try-base` noun
Definitions
  1. Same as Prison base.
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country-bred

  • adjective satellite rough and uncouth
    • a country boy
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country-dance

  • noun a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
    country dancing; contredanse; contradance; contra danse.
  • verb perform a contradance
    contredanse; contra danse; contradance.
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Coun"try-dance` noun
Etymology
Prob. an adaptation of contradance.
Definitions
  1. See Contradance.
    He had introduced the English country-dance to the knowledge of the Dutch ladies. Macualay.
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country-style

  • adjective satellite typical of the country
    • country-style sausage
    • country music
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Cross country

  • noun a long race run over open country
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  • across the country; not by the road. "The cross-country ride." Cowper.
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cross-country

  • adverb not following tracks or roads
    • they liked to race cross-country
  • adverb across the countryside
    • the river runs cross-country
    • the road runs cross-country
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cross-country jumping

  • noun riding horses across country over obstructions to demonstrate horsemanship
    cross-country jumping.
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cross-country riding

  • noun riding horses across country over obstructions to demonstrate horsemanship
    cross-country jumping.
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cross-country skiing

  • noun the sport of skiing across the countryside (rather than downhill)
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developing country

  • noun a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically
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Down the country

  • toward the sea, or toward the part where rivers discharge their waters into the ocean.
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european country

  • noun any one of the countries occupying the European continent
    European nation.
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foreign country

  • noun any state of which one is not a citizen
    • working in a foreign country takes a bit of getting used to
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high country

  • noun an area lying above the piedmont but below the timberline
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low countries

  • noun the lowland region of western Europe on the North Sea: Belgium and Luxembourg and the Netherlands
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Mother country

  • noun the country where you were born
    motherland; country of origin; fatherland; homeland; native land.
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  • the country of one's parents or ancestors; the country from which the people of a colony derive their origin.
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north american country

  • noun any country on the North American continent
    North American nation.
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old country

  • noun the country of origin of an immigrant
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organization of petroleum-exporting countries

  • noun an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum
    OPEC.
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scandinavian country

  • noun any one of the countries occupying Scandinavia
    Scandinavian nation.
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south american country

  • noun any one of the countries occupying the South American continent
    South American nation.
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To go across the country

  • to go by a direct course across a region without following the roads.
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To put, ∨ throw, one's self upon the country

  • to appeal to one's constituents; to stand trial before a jury.
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up-country

  • adverb to or in the interior of a country or region
    • they live upcountry
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west country

  • noun the southwestern part of England (including Cornwall and Devon and Somerset)
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