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contree

See also: contrée

English

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Noun

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contree (plural contrees)

  1. Archaic spelling of country.

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Middle English

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Noun

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contree (plural contrees)

  1. Alternative form of contre

Middle French

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Alternative forms

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  • contrée (acutes start to appear circa 1535)

Etymology

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From Old French contree.

Noun

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contree f (plural contrees)

  1. country; land

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  • French: contrée

Old French

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrata (“facing land”), from Latin contra.

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Noun

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contree oblique singular, f (oblique plural contrees, nominative singular contree, nominative plural contrees)

  1. country; the countryside

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