Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

old country

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.29 in modern English

Syllables: old -coun-try
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The country of origin of an immigrant or of a person of immigrant descent.

noun

Alternative form of old country.

Example Sentences

""Look at all the children!" Saxon cried. "School's letting out. And nearly all are Portuguese, Billy, NOT Porchugeeze. Mercedes taught me the right way." "They never wore glad rags like them in the old country," Billy sneered. "They had to come over here to get decent clothes and decent grub.""
"She was travelling first-class with some Lord or Duke from the ‘Old Country.’"
"Similar to these were songs with nostalgic texts about longing for the Old Country."

Inflected Forms

old countries (plural) the Old Country (canonical)

Phrases

back east home country where are you from

Frequently Paired Words

back east home country homeland where are you from

Questions

What does old country mean?: The country of origin of an immigrant or of a person of immigrant descent.

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