country

1. (especially British, uncountable, countable) An area of land of undefined extent; a region, a district.Examples: "We walk along flat, open country, red dirt and spinifex grass, a few short trees[…]."Britishcountableespeciallyuncountable

2. (especially British, uncountable, countable) An area of land of undefined extent; a region, a district.Examples: "Thomas Hardy country"; "Hikers love the wild country that lies northwest of this river confluence."; "This is condor country – the only region this far east where you can see the magnificent vulture – and a small national park straddling the passes, El Condorito, is a good stopover for walkers and birders."Britishcountableespeciallyuncountable

3. (uncountable, usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside.Examples: "I was borne and brought up in the Countrie, and amidst husbandry[…]."; "I have always thought that one of the main reasons for the popularity of blood sports in the country is the pointlessness of going outdoors with no purpose or destination in mind."; "She grew up in Chang-hua, a city in central Taiwan with a decidedly country flavor."uncountable

4. (Australia, usually capitalised) Traditional lands of Indigenous people with embedded cultural, spiritual, cosmological, ecological, and physical attributes and values.Examples: ""Me like my country — no much too hot, no much too cold. By and bye, white fellow come — soldier-man come. White fellow say, this our land, that our land — ALL country our land. Black fellow say no! my country no white fellow's country, and black fellow take spear."; ""Yewi," he said, "me bin longa Fanny Bay gaol five years." On my asking why they put him in gaol he replied. "Australia your country, ain't it?" I replied, "Yes, him my country all right." "Well," he then said, "this my country here. Brinken country other side of the river ain't it?" "That's right," said I. "Well," said Jack, "supposem Japanese come longa this country and you killem, you good man, but suppose Brinken come longa my country here, and I kill him, police man put me longa Fanny Bay for five years. That is the law.""; ""It demonstrates that having Indigenous people on country managing their lands, delivering environmental benefits for all Australians is an important asset for the national good.""Australiacapitalizedcountableuncountableusually

5. (informal) The spirit of the country (rural places): the spirit of country folkways; those folkways.Examples: "you can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy"countableinformaluncountable

6. (mining) The rock through which a vein of ore or coal runs.countableuncountable