The territory of anation, especially an independentnation state or formerly independent nation; a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area; asovereign state.[from 14th c.]
By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc.[…] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of thecountry.
But that expropriation of the Third World, [that] has been going on for 400 years, brings us to another revelation: namely, that the Third World is not poor. You don't go to poorcountries to make money. There are very few poorcountries in this world. Mostcountries are rich: the Philippines are rich, Brazil is rich, Mexico is rich, Chile is rich; only the people are poor. But there's billions to be made there, to be carved out, and to be taken; there's been billions for 400 years! The Capitalist European and North American powers have carved out and taken the timber, the flax, the hemp, the cocoa, the rum, the tin, the copper, the iron, the rubber, the bauxite, the slaves, and the cheap labour. They have taken out of thesecountries. Thesecountries are not underdeveloped; they're overexploited!
The ability to shift profits to low-taxcountries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-taxcountries, is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.
2024 July 4, Lilit Marcus, “This country has a national happiness index. But what is it really like to live there?”, inCNN[2]:
Most foreigners who have heard of Bhutan know two things: thecountry charges international visitors a $100/day sustainable development fee (aka tourist tax), and that it is the birthplace of the Gross National Happiness Index, a system intended to look after the well-being of citizens and the environment.
(uncountable,countable) A somewhat precisely delimitedregion ofland having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the samerace, speakers of the same language etc., or associated with a given person, occupation, species etc.[from 13th c.]
This is condorcountry – the only region this far east where you can see the magnificent vulture – and a small national park straddling the passes, El Condorito, is a good stopover for walkers and birders.
I was borne and brought up in theCountrie, and amidst husbandry[…].
2000 March 4, Alexander Chancellor,The Guardian:
I have always thought that one of the main reasons for the popularity of blood sports in thecountry is the pointlessness of going outdoors with no purpose or destination in mind.
2006 May, James B. Weld,Difficulties in Learning English as a Second or Foreign Language[3],Regis University,page37:
She grew up in Chang-hua, a city in central Taiwan with a decidedlycountry flavor.
1842 February 16,The Inquirer, Perth, page 5, column 2:
"Me like mycountry — no much too hot, no much too cold. By and bye, white fellow come — soldier-man come. White fellow say,this our land,that our land — ALLcountry our land. Black fellow say no! mycountry no white fellow'scountry, and black fellow take spear.
1945 September 27,The Chronicle, Adelaide, page35, column 4:
"Yewi," he said, "me bin longa Fanny Bay gaol five years." On my asking why they put him in gaol he replied. "Australia yourcountry, ain't it?" I replied, "Yes, him mycountry all right." "Well," he then said, "this mycountry here. Brinkencountry other side of the river ain't it?" "That's right," said I. "Well," said Jack, "supposem Japanese come longa thiscountry and you killem, you good man, but suppose Brinken come longa mycountry here, and I kill him, police man put me longa Fanny Bay for five years. That is the law."
2008 July 23,The Torres News, page 5, column 1:
"It demonstrates that having Indigenous people oncountry managing their lands, delivering environmental benefits for all Australians is an important asset for the national good."
Milgin says living oncountry, with elders, makes Aboriginal people "strong". That's backed up by a 2011 report on Aboriginal homelands by Amnesty International that found that living on homelands was connected to better health outcomes and drug rehabilitation.
2021 July 8,The Air Force News, page16, column 2:
Whatcountry do you live/work on? I work on Yuggera Yuggarapulcountry and I'm from Darwin, Larrakiacountry.
The geographical sense of "country" usually refers to asovereign state, that is, a nation with no administrative dependence on another one, which is the definition adopted in most world maps. In a broader sense, however, "country" may also refer to polities, or their territories, with some degree of autonomy and cultural identity but still under the sovereignty of another state. Examples of the latter includeScotland,Tibet,Abkhazia, andGreenland. Such usage may be interpreted as supportingsecessionism of these polities by others.
When this conversation was repeated in detail within the hearing of the young woman in question, and undoubtedly for his benefit, Mr. Trevor threw shame to the winds and scandalized the Misses Brewster then and there by proclaiming his father to have been acountry storekeeper.
We have seen that the Company manufactured silk stuffs at three of its Residencies, but fromcountry-wound silk.
1884,Journal of the United Service Institution of India, page185:
A reference to the Annual Administration Reports of the Department of Horse-breeding Operations[…] will allow of the opinion being arrived at, that the breed ofcountry horses under the present regime is steadily improving.
1937, Brigadier-General H. A. Young,The East India Company’s Arsenals & Manufactories:
Country harness costs nearly as much, lasts half the time, and is in every respect inferior. It is understood that the only reason is that the Court desires to improve and encourage Indian manufactures.
“country”, inKielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][5] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki:Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland),2004–, retrieved2023-07-02
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Howdy, cowboy! Visa nu, vad har du på din mack? Jag behöver fylla skafferiet på min truck [English]. Tuggummi, så klart, snus och chips, en låda dryck, skulle jag bli glad om jag fick. Jag drar min långtradarsång, min lastbilskörarsång, för jag har sån smak för bilar med flak. Jag drar min truckdriving song [English], tjugofyra meter lång, och jag tackar Gud förcountryns alla ljud. Och om låten blir för tråkig, ja, då jag tar jag det kallt. Ja, då byter jag tonart och höjer ett halvt. Ja, jag höjer ett halvt.
Howdy, cowboy! Show me now, what do you have at your gas station? I need to fill the pantry in my truck [English]. Chewing gum, of course,snus and chips [in the US sense], a case of drink, I would be happy if I got. I do [pull] my big rig song, my truck driving song, because I have such taste for cars with a flatbed [platform]. I do my truckdriving song [English], twenty-four meters long, and I thank God for all the soundsof country music ("forthe country music's all sounds"). And if the song gets too boring, yes, then I stay cool [take it cool]. Yes, then I change the key and raise by a half [step]. Yes, I raise by a half [step].
