Country

Table of contents

1 Etymology 2 Noun 2.1 Translations 3 Adjective 3.2 Translations

Etymology

Noun

1. a nation state, political entity asserting ultimate authority over a large geographical area
2. a former independent nation state (e.g. England or Scotland)
3. the country rural area, as opposed to the town or city

• Arabic: بلبد
• Breton: bro f -ioù pl (1), maez m -ioù pl, ar maezioù (2)
• Catalan: país m (1), camp m (2)
• Chinese Characters: 國 (1,2 traditional), 国 (1,2 simplified, Japanese), 圀 (1,2 Empress Wu)
• Danish: land
• Dutch: land n (1)
• Finnish: maa, valtio (1)
• French: pays m (1), campagne f (2)
• Frisian: lân n (1)
• German: Land n (1,2), Staat m (1), Nation f (1), Landschaft f (2)
• Greek, Modern: χώρα (khora, 1), ύπαιθρως f (ipethros, 2)
• Hebrew: (1) ארץ
• Hungarian: ország (1)
• Indonesian: negara, bangsa (1)
• Interlingua: pais (1)
• Italian: paese m (1), campagna f (2)
• Japanese: 国 (くに, kuni), 国家 (こっか, kokka) (1)
• Korean: 나라 (nara) (1)
• Latin: terra (1), pagus (3)
• Low Saxon: land n
• Persian: كشور
• Polish: kraj m (1), wieś f (2)
• Portuguese: país m (1), campo m (2)
• Romanian: ţară f (1)
• Russian: страна (strana)
• Spanish: país m (1), campo m (2)
• Swedish: land