Country

kun′tri, n. a rural region as distinct from a town: a tract of land: the land in which one was born, or in which one resides.— adj. belonging to the country: rustic: rude.— p.adj. Coun′trified .— v.t. Coun′trify , to make rustic.— ns. Coun′try-box , a country-house; Coun′try-dance , a dance practised by country people: a dance in which an indefinite number of couples can take part, the gentlemen being arranged at the commencement on one side, and the ladies on the other.— n.pl. Coun′try-folk , the inhabitants of the country.— ns. Coun′try-house , -seat , the residence of a country gentleman; Coun′tryman , one who lives in the country: a farmer: one born in the same country with another; Coun′try-side , a district or part of the country; Coun′try-woman , a woman who dwells in the country: a woman born in the same country.— Country cousin , a relative from the country, unaccustomed to town sights or manners; Country gentleman , a landed proprietor who resides on his estate in the country; Country town , a small town in a rural district, depending on the agricultural industry of the surrounding country.— Go to the country , in parliamentary usage, to appeal to the feeling of the community by a general election. [O. Fr., contrée —Low L. contrat a , contrada , an extension of L. contra , over against.]