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Definition of God's country
: a place conceived of as especially favored by God: such as
a : an area of civilization (as a city) away from the frontier
music heard long before … in God's country in the East — Springfield (Massachusetts) Republican
b : a place away from a city especially : the open country out of the slums into God's country
c : one's native or home state or region
boosters go so much to the other extreme, talking about God's country— Sinclair Lewis
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