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country

1. coun.try \'k*n-tre-\ n [ME contree, fr. OF contre`e, fr. ML contrata fr. 
   L contr]a against, on the opposite side 1: an indefinite usu. extended 
   expanse of land : REGION  2a: the land of a person's birth, residence, or 
   citizenship  2b: a political state or nation or its territory  3a: the 
   people of a state or district : POPULACE  3b: JURY  3c: ELECTORATE  4: 
   rural as distinguished from urban areas 
2. country aj 1: of, relating to, or characteristic of the country  2: 
   prepared or processed with farm supplies and procedures