<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A state or nation: What European countries have you visited?</li><li>The territory of a nation: The country is about 150 miles long.</li><li>The people of a district, state, or nation: The whole country backed the president in his decision.</li><li>The land of one's birth or citizenship: Do I need to return to my country to apply for a student visa?</li><li>The country, rural districts, including farmland, parkland, and other sparsely populated areas, as opposed to cities or towns: Many city dwellers like to spend their vacations in the country.</li><li>Any considerable territory demarcated by topographical conditions, by a distinctive population, etc.: The mountainous country around here is beautiful.</li><li>Land considered apart from any geographical or political limits: This urban population is packed into a relatively small patch of country.</li><li>Law: The public at large, as represented by a jury.</li><li>Country music (def).</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Of, from, or characteristic of the country; rural: They lived on a winding country road.</li><li>Of, relating to, or associated with country music: That Nashville station plays country records all day long.</li><li>Rude; unpolished; rustic: He was scorned for his country manners.</li><li>Of, from, or relating to a particular nation or area; national: Each team will display their country flag during the opening ceremony.</li><li>Obsolete: Of one's own country.</li></ul>