"pays" meaning in French

See pays in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɛ.i/, /pe.i/, /pɛ.ji/, /pe.ji/ Audio: Fr-pays.ogg Forms: pays [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French païs, from Late Latin pāgēnsis (“inhabitant of a district”), derived from Latin pāgus (“countryside; district”). See related terms. Cognates include Italian paese. Borrowed into Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish as país. Cognates in regional languages in France: Norman payis, Gallo peïs, Picard poaiyis, Bourguignon paiyis, Franco-Provençal payis, Occitan país, Corsican paese. Etymology templates: {{dercat|fr|itc-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|païs|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French païs, {{inh+|fr|fro|païs}} Inherited from Old French païs, {{inh|fr|LL.|pāgēnsis||inhabitant of a district}} Late Latin pāgēnsis (“inhabitant of a district”), {{inh|fr|la|pāgus||countryside; district}} Latin pāgus (“countryside; district”), {{cog|it|paese}} Italian paese, {{,}} ,, {{m|es|país}} país, {{cog|nrf|payis}} Norman payis, {{cog|roa-gal|peïs}} Gallo peïs, {{cog|pcd|poaiyis}} Picard poaiyis, {{cog|roa-brg|paiyis}} Bourguignon paiyis, {{cog|frp|payis}} Franco-Provençal payis, {{cog|oc|país}} Occitan país, {{cog|co|paese}} Corsican paese Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} pays m (plural pays)
  1. land, country, region, nation Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pays-fr-noun-TPyHc4gU
  2. (politics, geography) country Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Geography, Politics
    Sense id: en-pays-fr-noun-r~ZOT9Ug Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Topics: geography, government, natural-sciences, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

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      "word": "autre pays, autre coutume"
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      "word": "autre pays, autres mœurs"
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      "word": "entendre parler du pays"
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      "word": "maladie du pays"
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      "word": "nul n’est prophète en son pays"
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      "word": "pays de cocagne"
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      "word": "pays de Galles"
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      "word": "Pays de la Loire"
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      "word": "pays du Soleil Levant"
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      "word": "prolétaires de tous les pays, unissez-vous"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "cog"
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          "nation"
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            "Fundamental"
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        "politics"
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      "ipa": "/pɛ.i/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/pe.i/"
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      "ipa": "/pɛ.ji/"
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      "ipa": "/pe.ji/"
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      "word": "autre pays, autre coutume"
    },
    {
      "word": "autre pays, autres mœurs"
    },
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      "word": "dépayser"
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    {
      "word": "entendre parler du pays"
    },
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      "word": "mal du pays"
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      "word": "maladie du pays"
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      "word": "nul n’est prophète en son pays"
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      "word": "Pays basque"
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    {
      "word": "pays de cocagne"
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    {
      "word": "pays de Galles"
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    {
      "word": "Pays de la Loire"
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      "word": "pays développé"
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      "word": "pays du Cèdre"
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      "word": "pays du Soleil Levant"
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      "word": "pays d’état"
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      "word": "pays membre"
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    {
      "word": "paysage"
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      "word": "paysan"
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      "word": "prolétaires de tous les pays, unissez-vous"
    },
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