the country
noun
1
: the people who live in a country
The whole country was stunned by the news.
The President has the support of most of the country.
2
: land that is away from big towns and cities : countryside
She lives out in the country.
They prefer the country to the city.
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Dreher warned the Vice-President that Groypers threatened the country, the Republican Party, and Vance’s own career.
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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
An elevated rail line passes through to carry coal to the rest of the country.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Corn is also the backbone of the country’s ethanol industry.
—E.j. Antoni, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
The facility, also known by its subsidiary name, Swift Beef Company, processes as much as 8% of the country’s beef.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
An elevated rail line passes through to carry coal to the rest of the country.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Corn is also the backbone of the country’s ethanol industry.
—E.j. Antoni, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
The facility, also known by its subsidiary name, Swift Beef Company, processes as much as 8% of the country’s beef.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the country
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“The country.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20country. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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