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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Tiny homes at Amazon are an affordable housing option, especially when rent and mortgage prices around the country are skyrocketing.
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Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
Every Padres game was aired in the country in multiple years of Kim’s four-year run with the club.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
Asfura declared victory shortly after the results were finalized, pledging to govern the country amid deep political divisions.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 25 Dec. 2025
The proposal, confirmed by the country’s state space agency Roscosmos, would provide a sustained energy source for surface infrastructure, including rovers, scientific equipment, as well as a planned joint lunar research base with China.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
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Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
Every Padres game was aired in the country in multiple years of Kim’s four-year run with the club.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
Asfura declared victory shortly after the results were finalized, pledging to govern the country amid deep political divisions.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 25 Dec. 2025
The proposal, confirmed by the country’s state space agency Roscosmos, would provide a sustained energy source for surface infrastructure, including rovers, scientific equipment, as well as a planned joint lunar research base with China.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
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“The country.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20country. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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