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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /pe.i/
"La France est un beau pays."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory.
"Canada is a large and geographically diverse country." - 2
The land of a person's birth, citizenship, or allegiance; native land.
"After spending years abroad, he finally returned to his home country."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'contrée', originating from Late Latin 'contrata', meaning 'land lying opposite' or 'landscape spread out before one'. It entered the English language in the 13th century, initially referring to a region or tract of land before broadening to mean an independent nation-state.
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pays
Transliteration: /pe.i/
"La France est un beau pays."
Land
Transliteration: /lant/
"Deutschland ist ein großes Land."
paese
Transliteration: /paˈe.ze/
"L'Italia è un paese meraviglioso."
país
Transliteration: /paˈis/
"España es un país muy visitado."
país
Transliteration: /paˈis/
"O Brasil é um país tropical."
देश
Transliteration: desh
"भारत हमारा देश है।"
国家
Transliteration: guó jiā
"中国是一个历史悠久的国家。"
국가
Transliteration: guk-ga
"한국은 아름다운 국가입니다."
国
Transliteration: kuni
"日本は島国です。"
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