verb + country : flee, leave
cou n|try and we st|ern also country-and-western N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Country and western is the same as country music. □ …a successful country and western singer.
cou n|try club (country clubs ) N‑COUNT A country club is a club in the country where you can play sports and attend social events.
cou n|try cou s|in (country cousins ) N‑COUNT If you refer to someone as a country cousin , you think that they are unsophisticated because they come from the country.
cou n|try da nc|ing N‑UNCOUNT Country dancing is traditional dancing in which people dance in rows or circles.
cou n|try hou se (country houses ) N‑COUNT A country house is a large, often attractive, house in the country, usually one that is or was owned by a rich or noble family. [BRIT ]
country|man /kʌ ntrimən/ (countrymen )
1 N‑COUNT [usu poss N ] Your countrymen are people from your own country. □ Unlike Handel's fellow countryman and contemporary Johann Bach, Handel never had a musical family.
2 N‑COUNT A countryman is a person who lives in the country rather than in a city or a town. □ He had the red face of a countryman.
cou n|try sea t (country seats ) N‑COUNT A country seat is a large house with land in the country which is owned by someone who also owns a house in a town. □ His family have a country seat in Oxfordshire.
country|side ◆◇◇ /kʌ ntrisa I d/ N‑UNCOUNT The countryside is land which is away from towns and cities. □ I've always loved the English countryside. □ We are surrounded by lots of beautiful countryside. SYNONYMS countryside NOUN
country: She was cycling along a country road near Compiègne.
outdoors: Life in the great outdoors isn't supposed to be luxurious.
green belt: The result will be at least 3,000 houses on our green belt.
country|wide /kʌ ntriwa I d/ ADV [ADV after v, n ADV ] Something that happens or exists countrywide happens or exists throughout the whole of a particular country. □ Armed robbery and abduction have been on the increase countrywide. □ They sent out questionnaires to 100 schools countrywide. ● ADJ [ADJ n] Countrywide is also an adjective. □ …a countrywide network of volunteers.
country|woman /kʌ ntriwʊmən/ (countrywomen )
1 N‑COUNT A countrywoman is a woman who lives in the country rather than in a city or a town. □ She had the slow, soft voice of a countrywoman.
2 N‑COUNT [usu poss N ] Your countrywomen are women from your own country. □ The 25-year-old hit long to allow her fellow countrywoman to extend her lead to 4–0.
coun|ty ◆◆◇ /kaʊ nti/ (counties ) N‑COUNT A county is a region of Britain, Ireland, or the USA which has its own local government. □ Over 50 events are planned throughout the county.
cou n|ty cou n|cil (county councils ) N‑COUNT A county council is an organization which runs local government in a county in Britain. □ …Devon County Council.
cou n|ty cou rt (county courts ) N‑COUNT A county court is a local court which deals with private disputes between people, but does not deal with serious crimes. [BRIT ]
cou n|ty sea t (county seats ) N‑COUNT A county seat is the same as a county town . [AM ]
cou n|ty to wn (county towns ) N‑COUNT A county town is the most important town in a county, where the local government is. [BRIT ] □ We met in Dorchester, Dorset's bustling county town. in AM, use county seat
coup ◆◇◇ /kuː / (coups )
1 N‑COUNT When there is a coup , a group of people seize power in a country. □ …a military coup. □ They were sentenced to death for their part in April's coup attempt.
2 N‑COUNT A coup is an achievement which is thought to be especially good because it was very difficult. □ [+ for ] The sale is a big coup for the auction house. COLLOCATIONS coup NOUN
1
noun + coup : boardroom, leadership, palace
adjective + coup : attempted, failed, successful; bloodless, military
verb + coup : mount, plot, stage
2
noun + coup : propaganda, publicity
adjective + coup : major
verb + coup : score SYNONYMS coup NOUN 2
achievement: Reaching this agreement so quickly was a great achievement.
feat: A racing car is an extraordinary feat of engineering.
masterstroke: Graham pulled a masterstroke by playing Merson in the centre of midfield.
accomplishment: For a novelist, that's quite an accomplishment.
stroke of genius: At the time, his appointment seemed a stroke of genius.
coup de grace /kuː də grɑː s/ N‑SING A coup de grace is an action or event which finally destroys something, for example an institution, which has been gradually growing weaker. [FORMAL ] □ Irving Kristol delivered the coup de grace in a letter dated June 12: they had decided to reject the proposal.
coup d'état /kuː de I tɑː / (coups d'état ) N‑COUNT When there is a coup d'état , a group of people seize power in a country.
cou|pé /kuː pe I / (coupés ) N‑COUNT A coupé is a car with a fixed roof, a sloping back, two doors, and seats for four people. [BRIT ] in AM, use coupe
coupe /kuː p/ (coupes ) N‑COUNT A coupe is the same as a coupé . [AM ]