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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In Scotland, then-First Minister Nicola Sturgeon issued a formal apology in 2022 to the thousands of people – mostly women – who were accused and executed under the country’s Witchcraft Act between the 16th and 18th centuries.
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James Frater, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Across the country, some programs are already preparing to close their pre-K classrooms, with no additional funds to tap into, according to news reports.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
Yale University’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) published the images Tuesday in a new report after ceasefire talks for the country faltered in Washington and following RSF entering El Fasher Sunday.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Maia is content with her life, mostly, except whenever the Instagram algorithm reminds her how much better her influencer ex-bestie, Tallulah (Odessa A’zion), is doing on the other side of the country.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
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James Frater, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Across the country, some programs are already preparing to close their pre-K classrooms, with no additional funds to tap into, according to news reports.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
Yale University’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) published the images Tuesday in a new report after ceasefire talks for the country faltered in Washington and following RSF entering El Fasher Sunday.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Maia is content with her life, mostly, except whenever the Instagram algorithm reminds her how much better her influencer ex-bestie, Tallulah (Odessa A’zion), is doing on the other side of the country.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
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“The country.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20country. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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