Vocabulary : Country to Countryside
Country : A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region of one's birth, permanent residence, or citizenship. ;; Rural regions, as opposed to a city or town. ;; The inhabitants or people of a state or a region; the populace; the public. Hence: (a) One's constituents. (b) The whole body of the electors of state; as, to dissolve Parliament and appeal to the country. ;; A jury, as representing the citizens of a country. ;; The inhabitants of the district from which a jury is drawn. ;; The rock through which a vein runs. ;; Pertaining to the regions remote from a city; rural; rustic; as, a country life; a country town; the country party, as opposed to city. ;; Destitute of refinement; rude; unpolished; rustic; not urbane; as, country manners. ;; Pertaining, or peculiar, to one's own country.Country bank : A national bank not in a reserve city.
Country club : A club usually located in the suburbs or vicinity of a city or town and devoted mainly to outdoor sports.
Country cousin : A relative from the country visiting the city and unfamiliar with city manners and sights.
Country seat : A dwelling in the country, used as a place of retirement from the city.
