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ˈLow Coun·tries N pl HISTORY

the Low Countries pl
die Niederlande pl (die heutigen Beneluxstaaten)

OPEC countries

OPEC countries
OPEC-Länder

Or·gani·za·tion of Pe·tro·leum Ex·port·ing Coun·tries N no pl

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Organisation f Erdöl exportierender Länder f
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC f <->

I. coun·try [ˈkʌntri] N

1. country (nation):

country
Land nt <-(e)s, Lạ̈n·der>
country of destination
Bestimmungsland nt <-(e)s, -länder>
the east/west of the country
der Osten/Westen des Landes
country of origin
Herkunftsland nt <-(e)s, -länder>
native country
Heimat f <-, -en>
native country
Heimatland nt <-(e)s, -länder>
to die for one's country
fürs Vaterland sterben

2. country no pl (population):

the country
das Volk
the whole country
das ganze Land
to go to the country Brit POL
Neuwahlen ausschreiben

3. country no pl (rural areas):

the country
das Land
town and country
Stadt und Land
in the country
auf dem Land
a weekend in the country
ein Wochenende nt auf dem Land

4. country no pl (land):

country
Land nt <-(e)s> kein pl
country
Gebiet nt <-(e)s, -e>
marshy country
Sumpfgebiet nt <-(e)s, -e>
open country
freies Land
rough country
urwüchsige Landschaft
the undiscovered country LIT
das Reich des Todes form
across country (not on roads)
querfeldein
across country (avoiding towns)
über Land

5. country no pl (music):

country
Countrymusik f

II. coun·try [ˈkʌntri] N modifier

1. country (rural):

country (cottage, lane)
Land-
country (customs, ways)
ländlich
country life
Landleben nt <-s> kein pl
country village
bäuerliches Dorf

2. country MUS:

country (record, singer)
volkstümlich
country music
Countrymusik f

industrial(ized) country [ɪnˈdʌstriəlaɪzdˌkʌntri] N

industrial(ized) country
Industrieland

ac·ˈcept·ance coun·try N ECON

acceptance country
Akzeptland nt

ac·ˈces·sion coun·try N EU

accession country
Beitrittsland nt <-(e)s, -länder>

ac·tive ˈcoun·try N ECON

active country
Aktivland nt
active country
Kartenland nt

alt-coun·try, alt.country [ˈɔ:ltkʌntri] N

alt-country
Alt.Country f (Countrymusikstil, der vom Blues und Alternative Rock beeinflusst wird)

ˈBlack Count·ry N Brit

Black Country
Industriegebiet in den englischen Midlands

ˈbor·row·er coun·try N

borrower country
Kreditnehmerland nt

ˈcoun·try bro·ker N ECON, FIN

country broker
Broker(in) m (f) außerhalb der Finanzmetropole <-s, ->

coun·try ˈbump·kin N

country bumpkin
Bauerntölpel m <-s, -> pej
country bumpkin
Bauerntrampel m pej inf

ˈcoun·try club N

country club
Country Club m (nobler Klub)

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

foreign countries
Ausland nt <-[e]s> kein pl
eurozone countries
Länder pl der Eurozone
ASEAN countries
ASEAN-Staaten
G8 countries
G8-Staaten
emerging countries
Schwellenländer pl

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