English to English adjective 1. Pertaining to the regions remote from a city; rural; rustic; as, a country life; a country town; the country party, as opposed to city.  source: webster1913
noun 2. a politically organized body of people under a single government  the state has elected a new president|African nations|students who had come to the nation's capitol|the country's largest manufacturer|an industrialized land source: wordnet30
3. the territory occupied by a nation  he returned to the land of his birth|he visited several European countries source: wordnet30
4. the people who live in a nation or country  a statement that sums up the nation's mood|the news was announced to the nation|the whole country worshipped him source: wordnet30
5. an area outside of cities and towns  his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country source: wordnet30
6. a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)  it was a mountainous area|Bible country source: wordnet30
7. A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region of one's birth, permanent residence, or citizenship.  source: webster1913
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