English Dictionary

country

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkʌntɹi/

名詞

イギリス英語 不可算名詞 略語 別表記 省略

(chiefly British) An area of land; a district, region.

日本語の意味

地域 / 地方 / 地区・領域

The old farmhouse stood alone in the country, surrounded by fields that stretched to the horizon.

その古い農家は田舎にぽつんと建ち、地平線まで続く畑に囲まれていた。

意味（1）

(chiefly British) An area of land; a district, region.

We walk along flat, open country, red dirt and spinifex grass, a few short trees […].

意味（2）

A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, speakers of the same language etc., or associated with a given person, occupation, species etc.

This is condor country – the only region this far east where you can see the magnificent vulture – and a small national park straddling the passes, El Condorito, is a good stopover for walkers and birders.

意味（3）

The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area; a sovereign state.

By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country.

意味（4）

(uncountable, usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside.

I was borne and brought up in the Countrie, and amidst husbandry[…].

意味（5）

Ellipsis of country music.

a country song

意味（6）

(mining) The rock through which a vein runs.

countries （ plural ）