"contre" meaning in Middle English

See contre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kuntˈreː(ə)/, /kuntˈræi̯(ə)/, /ˈkuntreː/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French contree, from Vulgar Latin (terra) contrāta. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|contree}} Borrowed from Old French contree, {{der|enm|VL.|-}} Vulgar Latin Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} contre, {{enm-noun|pl=contrees}} contre (plural contrees) Forms: contrees [plural], conntre [alternative], contereie [alternative], contray [alternative], contraye [alternative], contree [alternative], contreie [alternative], contrey [alternative], contreye [alternative], countre [alternative], cuntre [alternative], cuntrei [alternative], cointre [alternative, Late-Middle-English], cuntray [alternative, Late-Middle-English], contreth [alternative], countreth [alternative]
  1. A region, domain, or area.
    Sense id: en-contre-enm-noun-YpJemmg2
  2. A political subdivision:
    On a national level: country or nation.
    Sense id: en-contre-enm-noun-Vo9APiE0
  3. A political subdivision:
    On a regional level: a district or province.
    Sense id: en-contre-enm-noun-ScgCPNDg
  4. A political subdivision:
    On a local level: a town or parish.
    Sense id: en-contre-enm-noun-Shf-Hroo
  5. One's mother country; one's homeland.
    Sense id: en-contre-enm-noun-m8glNv~j Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Administrative divisions, Collectives Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 4 0 4 1 15 14 14 4 1 1 2 2 32 1 1 4 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 3 0 3 1 13 12 9 1 1 1 1 2 29 1 1 22 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 0 3 0 16 14 10 1 1 1 1 1 35 1 0 15 0 0 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 7 5 5 9 65 3 6 Disambiguation of Administrative divisions: 13 12 12 12 35 6 10 Disambiguation of Collectives: 4 3 3 3 76 2 9
  6. The countryside (as opposed to the city)
    Sense id: en-contre-enm-noun-0NfrLnKj
  7. The people of a region; the local people.
    Sense id: en-contre-enm-noun-cSJvSg3K
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Government Disambiguation of Government: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "cuntre",
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      "form": "cointre",
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      "form": "cuntray",
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      "ipa": "/kuntˈreː(ə)/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/kuntˈræi̯(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkuntreː/"
    }
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      "ipa": "/kuntˈreː(ə)/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkuntreː/"
    }
  ],
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