noun

country

Translation

country, nation, countryside

France is a beautiful country.

I live in the country, not the city.

This is good walking country.

((a country)) a nation or state France is a beautiful country.

((the country)) the countryside, rural areas I live in the country.

Synonyms: nation, state (for nation); countryside, rural area (for countryside)

From Old French 'contree', from Vulgar Latin '*contrata*', meaning '(land) lying opposite'.

Can mean a political state (like Japan) or the rural area outside a city (the countryside). Context is key.