country

Twangy music genre

Country is a nation—a territory with its own government and borders: France is a country in Europe.

It also means rural land as opposed to cities: They moved to the country to escape urban life.

Country music is a genre rooted in American folk and western traditions.

Country as an adjective suggests rustic or rural character: country cooking, country roads.

nation

government

Authority over a state

flag · anthem · independence · sovereignty · territory · democracy · parliament · diplomacy · embassy · treaty

patriotism

pride

Satisfaction from one's achievements

anthem · honor · duty · service · veteran · hero · valor · unity · solidarity · nationalism

rural

farmland

Agricultural terrain

barn · tractor · harvest · livestock · meadow · orchard · vineyard · cropland · grazing · dairy

royalty

monarch

Hereditary supreme ruler

crown · throne · dynasty · realm · palace · coronation · regent · prince · princess · duke

homeland

birthplace

Location of one's birth

roots · heritage · ancestry · origin · diaspora · lineage · ethnicity · clan · tribe · kinfolk

landscape

terrain

Land's physical features

forests · rivers · prairies · highlands · plateaus · tundra · savanna · steppe · desert · coastline

folklore

legends

Traditional stories or icons

  • mythsTraditional untrue narratives
  • talesSpoken or written narratives
  • loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally

ballads · traditions · superstitions · heroes · ancestors · spirits · epics · sagas · fables · folktales

Categories
Opposites
rural vs. urban setting

countrycity

Large populated area

urban · metropolitan · town · metropolis · municipal

nation vs. subdivision

countryprovince

Regional administrative district

state · region · territory · municipality · county

rustic vs. sophisticated style

countrycosmopolitan

Culturally sophisticated, internationally fluent

sophisticated · urbane · refined · metropolitan · worldly

Phrases
Family

counter, county, countryside, countless, counted, counterpart, countdown, counters, countries

Familiarity
Top 2,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G