the country
noun
1
: the people who live in a country
The whole country was stunned by the news.
The President has the support of most of the country.
2
: land that is away from big towns and cities : countryside
She lives out in the country.
They prefer the country to the city.
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The shift in messaging comes just in time for the midterm elections, which Democratic candidates across the country aim to win on the affordability issue.
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Feb. 2026
The new program at Butler is one of just five Deaf education programs in the country with a focus on spoken language, according to the program’s website.
—Claire Rafford, IndyStar, 9 Feb. 2026
But Guanipa, 61, was later snatched by a group of men in the Los Chorros neighborhood of Caracas, said Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Laureate María Corina Machado, who is not in the country.
—Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
At the same time, rates of diseases that can be protected against with vaccines, such as measles and whooping cough, are rising across the country.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Feb. 2026
The new program at Butler is one of just five Deaf education programs in the country with a focus on spoken language, according to the program’s website.
—Claire Rafford, IndyStar, 9 Feb. 2026
But Guanipa, 61, was later snatched by a group of men in the Los Chorros neighborhood of Caracas, said Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Laureate María Corina Machado, who is not in the country.
—Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
At the same time, rates of diseases that can be protected against with vaccines, such as measles and whooping cough, are rising across the country.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
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“The country.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20country. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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