country

Naija

Alternative forms

• kontri

Etymology

From: English country

Pronunciation

• kɔ́ntrì

Noun

• Place where people dey stay wey be deir own.

• Dis country hard.  — (ABJ_GWA_13_Small-Jobs_DG__93, This country is difficult.)
• Im say God and di country dey dia back kampe.  — (bbc__96823, He said God and the country are behind them.)

Derived forms

• countryman, countrywoman, countrypeople

Translations

• English: country