old country

noun

often capitalized O&C

: an emigrant's country of origin

especially : one in Europe

—usually used with the

Example Sentences

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My Grandma immigrated from the old country: now Croatia. —Terry Pluto, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023

In those years, Grief had become a peculiar relation from the old country, one who kept apart and spoke another language. —Kathy Flann, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022

For decades, The Venetian became a social hub for local Italian-Americans and others who wanted authentic food from the old country. —Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2022

After seeing that Meghan Markle was getting quite a bit of vitriol online following the release of her and husband Prince Harry’s new Netflix documentary series, the 32-year-old country music star came to the Duchess of Sussex’s defense. —Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2022

The 67-year-old country singer is on the fall leg of her Reba: Live in Concert tour. —Dallas News, 12 Oct. 2022

Go holiday shopping in the old country, sample dark ales, listen to princesses or a jazz artist sing and pick out a Christmas tree or ornaments. —John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2022

My current music collection has a lot of A lot of blues, soul and old country. —Liza Lentini, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2022

The collection, recorded over a series of sessions in and around New Orleans, was a profound, beautiful document of a singer, weakened by age, reflecting on his life over a collection of mostly old country standards from his youth. —Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

old country

noun

: the country that a person has emigrated from