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    Contrée (en. Country)

    /kɔ̃.tʁe/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    A geographical area or country.
    He traveled throughout the countryside.
    Il a voyagé à travers toute la contrée.
    A region with specific cultural or historical characteristics.
    This countryside is known for its ancestral traditions.
    Cette contrée est connue pour ses traditions ancestrales.
    An area of land where a certain community lives.
    The inhabitants of this countryside speak a unique language.
    Les habitants de cette contrée parlent une langue unique.

    Etymology

    From Old French 'contreé', which means 'country', 'region'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    across the countryside
    Throughout the region.
    à travers la contrée
    in this countryside
    In this specific region.
    dans cette contrée
    distant land
    A remote countryside.
    pays lointain

    Related Words

    countryside
    Generally sparsely populated rural region.
    campagne
    province
    Administrative division of a country.
    province
    nation
    A group of people sharing the same culture or nationality.
    nation

    Slang Meanings

    A remote region where few people live.
    I will spend my vacation in a lost countryside.
    Je vais passer mes vacances dans une contrée perdue.
    A rural area in contrast to urban.
    I love spending my weekends in the countryside, far from the city.
    J'aime passer mes week-ends à la contrée, loin de la ville.