OLD COUNTRY

Meaning of OLD COUNTRY in English

noun

: an emigrant's country of origin

big-talking Irishman not long from the old country — Mari Sandoy

especially : europe

squads of Finns and Swedes were brought over from the old country to work in the granite quarries — S.T.Williamson

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

OLD COUNTRY — noun Usage: often capitalized O&C Date: 1782 an emigrant's country of origin
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OLD COUNTRY — — old-country , adj. the original home country of an immigrant or a person's ancestors, esp. a European country. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD COUNTRY — old homeland, place from which an immigrant originally comes; homeland, motherland
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OLD COUNTRY — Usage: often capitalized O&C Date: 1782 : an emigrant's country of origin ; especially : one in Europe — usually …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OLD COUNTRY — Function: noun Usage: often cap O&C Date: 1782 : an emigrant's country of origin especially : one in Europe ― …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
OLD COUNTRY — [old country] n, often cap O&C (1782): an emigrant's country of origin; esp: one in Europe--usu. used with the
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OLD COUNTRY — noun [ sing. ] the country where you were born, especially when you have left it to live somewhere else
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD COUNTRY — {n. phr.} Primarily Europe, but also any country other than the United States where one originally came from. * /Al's …
Slang English vocab
OLD COUNTRY — {n. phr.} Primarily Europe, but also any country other than the United States where one originally came from. * /Al's …
Словарь английских идиом
OLD COUNTRY — n. phr. Primarily Europe, but also any country other than the United States where one originally came from. Al's wife …
American Idioms English vocabulary
OLD COUNTRY — родина, отечество
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OLD COUNTRY — родина, отечество
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
OLD COUNTRY — родина, отечество, страна рождения
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
OLD COUNTRY — родина, отечество, страна рождения
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
OLD COUNTRY — родина, отечество
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OLD COUNTRY — родина, отечество
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OLD COUNTRY — родина, отечество
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
OLD COUNTRY — ист разг родина Так иммигранты часто называли свою родину, то есть европейскую страну, из которой они переселились в Америку
OLD COUNTRY — ("old country") ист. разг. родина Так иммигранты часто называли свою родину, то есть европейскую страну, из которой они переселились в …
OLD COUNTRY — родина, отечество
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old …
Английский словарь Британика
COUNTRY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Basque Country Cockpit Country country dance country music cross country running cross country skiing …
Английский словарь Британика
OLD — I. ˈōld, before a consonant often ˈōl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English ald, old, from Old English eald, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COUNTRY — I. ˈkən.trē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English cuntree, contree, from Old French contrée, from Medieval Latin contrata …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLD — — oldness , n. /ohld/ , adj., older, oldest or elder, eldest , n. adj. 1. far advanced in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNTRY — /kun"tree/ , n. , pl. countries , adj. n. 1. a state or nation: What European countries have you visited? …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD — I. ˈōld; for sense 9 usually ˈōl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COUNTRY — I. ˈkən-trē noun ( plural countries ) Etymology: Middle English contree, from Anglo-French cuntree, contré, from Medieval Latin contrata, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OLD
Webster English vocab
COUNTRY — adv the rock through which a vein runs. 2. country ·adv rural regions, as opposed to a city or town. …
Webster English vocab
OLD — [old] adj [ME, fr. OE eald; akin to OHG alt old, L alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OLD — old BrE AmE əʊld ⇨ɒʊld AmE oʊld ▷ older ˈəʊld ə ⇨ˈɒʊld- AmE ˈoʊld ə r ▷ oldest ˈəʊld ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COUNTRY — countr|y BrE AmE ˈkʌntr |i ▷ countr|ies iz ▶ ˌ country and ˈ western BrE AmE ▶ ˌ country ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OLD — / əʊld; NAmE oʊld/ adjective ( old·er , old·est ) AGE 1. be ... years, months, etc. ~ of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COUNTRY — / ˈkʌntri; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ C ] an area of land that has or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COUNTRY — I. coun ‧ try 1 S1 W1 /ˈkʌntri/ BrE AmE noun ( plural countries ) [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COUNTRY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a the territory of a nation with its own government; a State. b a territory possessing …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COUNTRY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a the territory of a nation with its own government; a State. b a territory possessing …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1. a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Oxford English vocab
COUNTRY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a the territory of a nation with its own government; a State. b a territory possessing …
Oxford English vocab
OLD — ( older, oldest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COUNTRY — ( countries) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A country is one …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COUNTRY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a country club (= a sports and social club, usually in the countryside ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OLD — (FROM THE PAST) [adjective] [before noun] -er, -est - from a period in the past; former (EARLIER)I saw my old …
Cambridge English vocab
OLD — n. Old Museum of Painting Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old Believers …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COUNTRY — n. Basque Country Cockpit Country country dance country music country and western cross country running cross country skiing Mother Lode …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OLD
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD — n. age old old age old fashioned Old Gooseberry Old Guard old hand old hat old lady old line old …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OLD — INDEX: not young 1. not young 2. older than someone else 3. too old to do something 4. to become …
Longman Activator English vocab
COUNTRY — INDEX: country/nation 1. a country 2. a country that is partly or completely controlled by another 3. land that belongs …
Longman Activator English vocab
OLD — n. 25B6; adjective old people : ELDERLY, aged, older, senior, advanced in years, venerable; in one's dotage, long in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
COUNTRY
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD — adjective 1 BAD : He is married to a twenty years old American girl. GOOD : He is married to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
OLD — 1. прил.; сравн. - older, elder; превосх. - oldest, eldest 1) а) старый old age old people grow old get …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COUNTRY — 1. сущ. 1) а) страна; местность, территория His road lay over a flat country. ≈ Дорога шла по равнине. Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OLD — old.ogg 1. əʋld n 1. (the old) собир. старики home for the old - дом для престарелых old and young …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COUNTRY — country.ogg 1. ʹkʌntrı n 1. 1> страна member country - страна-член ( какой-л. организации ); страна-участница ( какого-л. соглашения ) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COUNTRY — country сущ.1) а) страна; местность, территория His road lay over a flat country. — Его путь идет по равнине. Syn:region, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
OLD — 1. əʋld n 1. (the old) собир. старики home for the old - дом для престарелых old and young /young …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COUNTRY — 1. ʹkʌntrı n 1. 1> страна member country - страна-член ( какой-л. организации ); страна-участница ( какого-л. соглашения ) giving …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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