contree

See also: contrée

English

Noun

contree (plural contrees)

  1. Archaic spelling of country.

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

contree

  1. alternative form of contre

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

  • French: contrée

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kunˈtɾeːə/

Noun

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

  1. country; the countryside

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:contree.

Descendants

See also

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