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The country; the people of the neighborhood.

English conquerors of Ireland held dominion for a long period after their invasion of the country in 1172. Spencer.

A model of a town or country, in relief, executed in wood, cork, pasteboard, or the like. Brande & C.

e result; -- used with to and with. When honor runs parallel with the laws of God and our country, it can not be too much cherished. Addison.

tesmen are ruled by faction and interest, they can have no passion for the glory of their country. Addison.

A license granted in time of war for the removal of persons and effects from a hostile country; a safe-conduct. Burrill.

c. A pastoral is a poem in which any action or passion is represented by its effects on a country life. Rambler.

Derived from the name of a country, and designating an inhabitant of the country; gentile; -- said of a noun. -- n.

One who loves his country, and zealously supports its authority and interests. Bp. Hall. Such tears as patriots shaed for dying laws. Pope.

Inspired by patriotism; actuated by love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country; as, a patriotic statesman, vigilance.

Love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; the virtues and actions of a patriot; the passion which inspires one to serve one's country. Berkley.

A movement, by a small body of troops beyond the line of outposts, to explore the country and gain intelligence of the enemy's whereabouts.

telary. Dryden. Patron saint (R. C. Ch.), a saint regarded as the peculiar protector of a country, community, church, profession, etc., or of an individual.

umult, agitation, anxiety, or commotion; quiet; tranquil; as, a peaceful time; a peaceful country; a peaceful end.

A countryman; a rustic; especially, one of the lowest class of tillers of the soil in European countries.

lly; an indefinite number of men and women; folks; population, or part of population; as, country people; -- sometimes used as an indefinite subject or verb, like on in French, and man in German; as, people in adversity. People were tempted to lend by great premiums. Swift . People have lived twenty-four days upon noth…

To travel from place to place, or from one country to another; hence, to sojourn in foreign countries.

A traveling from one country to another; a wandering; sojourn in foreign countries. "His peregrination abroad." Bacon.

Supplicatory; making a petition. Pardon Rome, and any petitionary countrymen. Shak.

evotion; affectionate reverence and service shown toward parents, relatives, benefactors, country, etc. Conferred upon me for the piety Which to my country I was judged to have shown. Milton.