country

«country» in Mova's school dictionary: A land with its own government, borders and people:… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (country, countries); adjective (country — of the countryside)

meaning for a pupil

1) A land with its own government, borders and people: "Canada is a big country." tree →

2) "The country" means the countryside — areas with farms and fields, outside towns. tree →

3) The people of a nation: "The whole country watched." tree →

4) Country music, a kind of music from the southern USA. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography: countries have capitals, flags and borders; the UK has four countries (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland); the USA has 50 states; Australia has states and territories. In everyday life: life in the country versus the city. Phrases: in the country, home country, country music, across the country, countryside.

examples

• Canada is the second-biggest country in the world. tree →
• Ireland is a country in Europe. tree →
• We live in the country, near a farm. tree →
• Which country were you born in? tree →
• Each country has its own flag. tree →
• The whole country cheered for the team. tree →
• New Zealand is a country of two main islands. tree →
• Grandpa likes country music. tree →

note

Plural "countries" (y → ies). A continent is bigger than a country: Australia is both a country and a continent. Don't confuse "country" with "county" (a part of a country, like counties in Ireland or England).

In the corpora

• In a democracy the grown-ups choose who runs the country and the town.
• Immigration means people moving to live in another country; countries have rules about it, and people disagree about those rules.
• A protest is people gathering to show they strongly agree or disagree with something; in free countries peaceful protest is a right.
• A free country gives people many freedoms, like speaking and voting, but freedom still has limits set by law.
• Wars can end: peace treaties have been signed, and countries that once fought each other are friends now.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «country» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.