country

country
coun·try [ʼkʌntri] n
1) (nation) Land nt;
\country of destination Bestimmungsland nt;
the east/west of the \country der Osten/Westen des Landes;
\country of origin Herkunftsland nt;
native \country Heimat f, Heimatland nt;
to die for one's \country fürs Vaterland sterben
2) no pl (population)
the \country das Volk;
the whole \country das ganze Land;
to go to the \country (Brit) pol Neuwahlen ausschreiben
3) no pl (rural areas)
the \country das Land;
town and \country Stadt und Land;
in the \country auf dem Land;
a weekend in the \country ein Wochenende nt auf dem Land
4) no pl (land) Land nt, Gebiet nt;
marshy \country Sumpfgebiet nt;
open \country freies Land;
rough \country urwüchsige Landschaft;
the undiscovered \country lit das Reich des Todes (geh)
across \country (not on roads) querfeldein;
(avoiding towns) über Land
5) no pl (music) Countrymusik f n
modifier
1) (rural) (cottage, lane) Land-; (customs, ways) ländlich;
\country life Landleben nt;
\country village bäuerliches Dorf
2) mus (record, singer) volkstümlich;
\country music Countrymusik f

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