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contree

contree

See also: contrée

English

Noun

contree ‎(plural contrees)

  1. Archaic spelling of country.

Middle English

Noun

contree (plural contrees)

  1. country; land

Middle French

Alternative forms

  • contrée (acutes start to appear circa 1535)

Etymology

From Old French contree.

Noun

contree f (plural contrees)

  1. country; land

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. country; the countryside

See also

Quotations

  • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:contree.

Descendants

Etymology

Borrowing from Old French contree.

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