contree

== English == === Noun === contree (plural contrees) Archaic spelling of country. === Anagrams === ecteron == Middle English == === Noun === contree 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) country; land ==== Descendants ==== French: contrée == Old French == === Alternative forms === cuntree === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrāta (“facing land”), from Latin contra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kunˈtɾeːə/ === Noun === contree oblique singular, f (oblique plural contrees, nominative singular contree, nominative plural contrees) country; the countryside ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:contree. ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: contree English: country Middle French: contree French: contrée ==== See also ==== païs (nation)