old country
noun
variants
often Old Country
: an emigrant's country of origin
especially
: one in Europe
—usually used with the
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Director Kim Jee-woon uses every trick in the haunted-house book when spinning the tale of two vulnerable sisters, their neglectful father, and their evil stepmother, all of whom are trapped together in a shabby (but beautifully filmed) old country house.
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Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Langley is a 26-year-old country singer from Alabama.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
By way of comparison, the 82-year-old country singer Lee Greenwood, whom Speaker Johnson floated as a viable replacement candidate for the Super Bowl headliner gig, has racked up 96 million streams on the service.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The 57-year-old country singer had been scheduled to perform Thursday night at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, as part of his High and Alive tour but canceled at the last minute.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
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Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Langley is a 26-year-old country singer from Alabama.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
By way of comparison, the 82-year-old country singer Lee Greenwood, whom Speaker Johnson floated as a viable replacement candidate for the Super Bowl headliner gig, has racked up 96 million streams on the service.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The 57-year-old country singer had been scheduled to perform Thursday night at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, as part of his High and Alive tour but canceled at the last minute.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Old country.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20country. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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