country

²country

adj

Definition of COUNTRY

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the country

2

a : of or relating to a decorative style associated with life in the country <an English country look>; also : possessing a style of rustic simplicity <country furniture> b : prepared or processed with farm supplies and procedures <country ham>

3

: of, relating to, suitable for, or featuring country music <country singers>

Examples of COUNTRY

1. <plain country living among unpretentious people>

First Known Use of COUNTRY

14th century

Related to COUNTRY

Synonyms: bucolic, rural, pastoral, rustic (also rustical)

Antonyms: urban

Related Words: backwoods, backwoodsy, countrified (also countryfied), provincial; agrarian, agricultural; nonurban, semirural

Near Antonyms: citified, urbanized; metro, metropolitan, municipal; nonagricultural, nonfarm

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Other Ecology Terms

Malthusian, anthropogenic, biomass, carbon footprint, crepuscular, niche, sere, symbiosis, taiga, tundra