country (subs.) Copy link Outline I. As opposed to town1. ăger, agri2. rūs, rūris, n. (very often with a pleasant association hence very freq. in the poetsII. Any tract of land or region as distinguished from another1. rĕgio, ōnis, f.2. terra (also wider in meaning than the Eng.3. fīnes, ium, pl. (mostly with the notion of the frontiers implied)4. tractus, ūs5. ōra, plăga6. The name of the inhabitants of a country is often put for the country itself (see L. G. § 606)III. Native country1. patria2. sŏlum (with patrium or some similar adj.)IV. With esp. reference to the inhabitants • country (subs.): I. As opposed to town: 1. ăger, agri: (usu. pl.): not only from the city, but also from the c., non solum ex urbe sed etiam ex agris, Cic.: Liv. 2. rūs, rūris, n. (very often with a pleasant association hence very freq. in the poets: of the pl. only the nom. and acc. are in use): lovers of the c., ruris amatores, Hor.: the lovely c., r. amoenum, id.: Cic.: when men go to the c., quum rus homines eunt, Pl.: Ter.: (concerning constr., v. L. G. § 256, sqq.): to live in the c., ruri habitare, Cic.: often in pl.: Cic.: Hor. One that lives in the c., rūrĭcŏla, Ov.: to live or stay in the c., rustĭcor, 1: Cic.: whence, a stay in the c., rustĭcātio, rustĭcātus, ūs, id. II. Any tract of land or region as distinguished from another: 1. rĕgio, ōnis, f.: but we see the largest c.s of the earth inhabitable, atqui terrae maximas r. inhabitabiles videmus, Cic.: v. region. (But regio may also denote a "continent:" cf. Pomp. Mel. 1, 4: "cui totius regionis vocabulo cognomen inditum est:" of Africa.) 2. terra (also wider in meaning than the Eng.: to express it, usually some limiting word is necessary). the inland c.s, interiora terrarum, Mel.: the c. of Italy, t. Italia, Liv.: the c. of Gaul, t. Gallia, Caes.: v. land. 3. fīnes, ium, pl. (mostly with the notion of the frontiers implied): into the c. of the Bellovaci, Trinobantes, etc., in fines Bellovacorum, Trinobantum, etc., Caes. 4. tractus, ūs: i. e. a tract or district of land: v. district. 5. ōra, plăga: v. region, coast. 6. The name of the inhabitants of a country is often put for the country itself (see L. G. § 606): esp. when the country has no special name: as, to go from the c. of the Treviri into that of the Menapii, ex Treviris in Menapios venire, Caes. (passim): Mel. Phr.: the first c. (you come to) is Scythia, gentium prima est Scythia, Mel.: in peaceable c., in pacato, Liv., as opp. to terra hostilis, Cic.: the open c., loca patentiora, Caes. III. Native country: 1. patria: one's native c., which is the common parent of us all, p. quae communis est omnium nostrûm parens, Cic.: of other things besides man: trees have their different native c.s, divisae sunt arboribus patriae, Virg. Belonging to one's c., patrius (the word patria itself strictly having terra understood): the language of one's native c., sermo p., Hor. (N.B. Patria is equally applicable when the native place is a single city; as, Priene, Clazomenae patriae, etc.) 2. sŏlum (with patrium or some similar adj.): s. patrium, Liv.; s. natale, Ov.: to leave one's c., i. e. go into exile, solum vertere, Cic.: Liv. Phr.: of what c., cūjas, ātis: of what c. are you, or from what town? cujates estis, aut quo ex oppido? Pl.: when Socrates was asked of what country he said he was, Socrates quum rogaretur cujatem se esse diceret, inquit, Cic.: one belonging to the same c., pŏpŭlāris: Cic.: Ter.: (more usu. civis): v. fellow-countryman. IV. With esp. reference to the inhabitants: nātio, gens, pŏpŭlus: v. people, nation.
country (adj.) Copy link • country (adj.): i. e. belonging to the country (in sense I.): rustĭcus, agrestis: c. life, vita rustica, Cic. (Not agrestis: which would imply boorishness: v. boorish). c. estates, r. praedia, id. v. rustic. Or expr. by gen. of rus: as, c. pleasures, *ruris [amoeni] oblectamenta, voluptates: v. subs.
COUNTRY Copy link • COUNTRYRegion; terra: regio (the former more extensive; a country or land, geographically or politically; e.g., Italy, Sicily, etc.): regio (any district): tractus (a tract of country, with reference to its length rather than its breadth): [ ☞ plaga in the best ages denoted a quarter of the heavens, not of the earth’s surface.] : ager (the country of a small people or tribe): fines (with reference to its boundaries; especially when it is to be marked, that the action is done within the limits of a particular state): pagus (district consisting of several villages; e.g., the country of the Helvetii): loca, plur., (with demonstrative pronoun, ea loca, etc.= “those parts,” “that neighbourhood; “e.g., hi ea loca incolunt, Caes.). An uninhabited country, terra inbabitabilis or quern nemo incolit: open country, loca patentia. In a country of that kind, in ejusmodi regione: a rugged and mountainous country, aspera et montuosa regio (Cic.): a desert country, regio deserta, vasta; loca deserta (quae nemo incolit, Caes.). ☞ In the historians, when the name of a country is connected with the name of its inhabitants, the name of the inhabitants is often placed under the government of a preposition, the word country being omitted; thus, in the country of the Etrusci, in Etruscis, or in Etruscorum finibus; also in agro Etrusco. The country of Italy, Spain, Africa, etc., terra Italia, Hispania, Africa, etc.: to remove to other countries, alias terras petere: countries that are blessed with pure air, terrae eae, in quibus sit aer purus ac tenuis (Cic.). The enemy’s country, terra, or ager, or fines hostium; terra hostilis (anciently, ager hosticus or hosticum only): to reside in a foreign country, peregre habitare: to be staying or residing in a foreign country, peregrinari: in this country, in his regionibus: apud nos (= with us, of habits, institutions, etc.). To banish anybody from a country; send him out of the country, aliquem civitate pellere, expellere, ejicere; aliquem in exsilium pellere, expellere, ejicere, agere; exsilio afficere, multare; patria pellere. Native country, patria: patria nostra: patriae solum (the “land,” especially as an object of affection): locus, quo aliquis genitus est: urbs, in qua aliquis genitus est (Justinus): domus (home): urbs patria. In one’s country, domi: to remain in one’s country, domi manere: to leave one’s country (for a time = go or travel abroad), peregre proficisci. The love of country, patriae caritas, amor patriae, pietas erga patriam [Vid: PATRIOTISM]: reipublicae studium. A lover of his country, patriae or reipublicae amans: civis bonus: to love one’s country, amare patriam: to die for one’s country, pro patria mori, or mortem oppetere: to devote one’s self to one’s country, patriae se totum dedere (Cic.). Fidelity to one’s country, erga patriam fidelitas. A betrayer of his country, patriae proditor; civium or reipublicae parricida (Cic., Sall.). (☞ Locus or urbs natalis and solum natale are poetical; solum familiare, without authority). His native country is Athens, natus est Athenis: one’s countries, etc., patrius: after the manner of one’s country, patrio more. In contradistinction to town; rus: ager, especially in plur., agri (the fields and what pertains to them, as a village, etc.): into the country, rus: in the country, ruri (seldom rure): to live in the country, ruri vivere, vitam agere (PROP., as peasant); rusticari (for one’s pleasure). A country life, vita rustica (country life; i. e., with all its occupations): vita rusticana: rusticatio (residence in the country for a time, or excursion from the town): to go into the country, ire rusticatum: abire rus habitatum (general term, to spend one’s time there): rus concedere (to retire there): rus excurrere (for an excursion): to remain in the country, ruri se continere: the people from the country hasten together, homines ex agris concurrunt.