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 killing of the 26-year-old Black ER technician prompted months of protests in Louisville and, alongside the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, helped fuel protests around the country in 2020.
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Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 23 July 2025
But on a recent trip to the country, CNN was able to see just how critical the collection of programs previously funded by USAID were for Afghan people, the vast majority of whom live in desperate poverty.
—Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
Hernandez, now 64, is currently serving 25 years to life for the decades-old killing that horrified the city and reverberated around the country.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
Our families rely so heavily on this program, and there’s a [bill that was passed that will] cut it by over $700 billion, which would be devastating for the country and so many families who rely on Medicaid as a lifeline.
—Mariah Maddox, Parents, 22 July 2025
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Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 23 July 2025
But on a recent trip to the country, CNN was able to see just how critical the collection of programs previously funded by USAID were for Afghan people, the vast majority of whom live in desperate poverty.
—Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
Hernandez, now 64, is currently serving 25 years to life for the decades-old killing that horrified the city and reverberated around the country.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
Our families rely so heavily on this program, and there’s a [bill that was passed that will] cut it by over $700 billion, which would be devastating for the country and so many families who rely on Medicaid as a lifeline.
—Mariah Maddox, Parents, 22 July 2025
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“The country.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20country. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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