contree

See also: contrée

English

Noun

contree (plural contrees)

  1. Archaic spelling of country.

Anagrams

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French contree.

Noun

contree (plural contrees)

  1. Alternative form of contre

Descendants

Middle French

Alternative forms

  • contrée (acutes start to appear circa 1535)

Etymology

From Old French contree.

Noun

contree f (plural contrees)

  1. country; land

Descendants

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. country; the countryside

Quotations

  • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:contree.

Descendants

See also

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