See country in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
"form": "country",
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"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "countries",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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},
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Russia is the largest country in the world."
}
],
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"A land that is controlled by a government."
],
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"countable"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "nation"
}
]
},
{
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{
"word": "city"
}
],
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "We live way out in the country."
},
{
"text": "I come from the country, so I don't like the busy city."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Places outside or far from cities; the type of place where farms are. The countryside."
],
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"raw_tags": [
"uncountable",
"usually \"the country\""
]
},
{
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{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Colloquial",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "You're in Nascar country now."
},
{
"text": "We're away from civilization and in God's country."
}
],
"glosses": [
"A certain place, in general."
],
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"informal",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
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{
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Music",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I've been listening to a lot of country this month."
}
],
"glosses": [
"A kind of (mostly American) music started by people who lived far from cities. Short for country music."
],
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"uncountable",
"informal",
"music"
]
}
],
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈkʌntri/"
},
{
"sampa": "/\"kVntri/"
},
{
"audio": "en-uk-country.ogg",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-country.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
]
}
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"irregular"
],
"word": "country"
}
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"forms": [
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"form": "country",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"form": "more country",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most country",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
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"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "We were driving down a country road, with trees all around."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Away from the city."
],
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"synonyms": [
{
"word": "rural"
}
]
},
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{
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"source": "w"
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],
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{
"text": "His way seeing the world is so country."
},
{
"text": "Her appartment looks very country."
},
{
"text": "Chewing tobacco is a such a country thing to do."
},
{
"text": "I love country cooking, especially fried chicken."
}
],
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"Typical of farms or places away from cities. Typical of country people."
],
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"informal"
],
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{
"word": "rural"
},
{
"word": "rustic"
},
{
"word": "hick"
}
]
}
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"enpr": "kŭn'tri"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈkʌntri/"
},
{
"sampa": "/\"kVntri/"
},
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"audio": "en-uk-country.ogg",
"tags": [
"UK"
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},
{
"audio": "en-us-country.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
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"word": "country"
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"forms": [
{
"form": "country",
"tags": [
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"form": "countries",
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{
"categories": [
"Countable nouns"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Russia is the largest country in the world."
}
],
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"A land that is controlled by a government."
],
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"countable"
],
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{
"word": "nation"
}
]
},
{
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{
"word": "city"
}
],
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"Uncountable nouns"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "We live way out in the country."
},
{
"text": "I come from the country, so I don't like the busy city."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Places outside or far from cities; the type of place where farms are. The countryside."
],
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"uncountable",
"usually \"the country\""
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Colloquial",
"Uncountable nouns"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "You're in Nascar country now."
},
{
"text": "We're away from civilization and in God's country."
}
],
"glosses": [
"A certain place, in general."
],
"raw_tags": [
"informal",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Colloquial",
"Music",
"Uncountable nouns"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I've been listening to a lot of country this month."
}
],
"glosses": [
"A kind of (mostly American) music started by people who lived far from cities. Short for country music."
],
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"uncountable",
"informal",
"music"
]
}
],
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"enpr": "kŭn'tri"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈkʌntri/"
},
{
"sampa": "/\"kVntri/"
},
{
"audio": "en-uk-country.ogg",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-country.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
]
}
],
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"irregular"
],
"word": "country"
}
{
"forms": [
{
"form": "country",
"tags": [
"positive"
]
},
{
"form": "more country",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most country",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
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"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "We were driving down a country road, with trees all around."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Away from the city."
],
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{
"word": "rural"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Colloquial"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "His way seeing the world is so country."
},
{
"text": "Her appartment looks very country."
},
{
"text": "Chewing tobacco is a such a country thing to do."
},
{
"text": "I love country cooking, especially fried chicken."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Typical of farms or places away from cities. Typical of country people."
],
"raw_tags": [
"informal"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "rural"
},
{
"word": "rustic"
},
{
"word": "hick"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"enpr": "kŭn'tri"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈkʌntri/"
},
{
"sampa": "/\"kVntri/"
},
{
"audio": "en-uk-country.ogg",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-country.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
]
}
],
"word": "country"
}
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