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How to pronounce country
Say it like this: /ˈkʌntɹi/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does country mean?
nounThe territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc.
“These days corporate Germany looks rather different. Volkswagen, the country’s leading carmaker, wants to be the world’s biggest by 2018.”
A large area regarded as distinct from other areas, e.g. because it is inhabited by a specific group of people
An area of land of undefined extent; a region, a district.
adjFrom or in the countryside, connected with it, or typical of it.
“Things around here are just a little more country than what he's used to.”
Of or connected to country music.
“They're mainly a hard rock band, but their new album sounds kinda country to me.”
Originating in India rather than being imported from abroad.
“We have seen that the Company manufactured silk stuffs at three of its Residencies, but from country-wound silk.”
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