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Oct 13, 2021 · First record of country-and-western as a music style is by 1942, American English. Country music is by 1968. Country club "recreational and social club, typically exclusive, located in or near the country" is by 1886. Country mile "a long way" is from 1915, American English. Country-mouse is from 1580s; the fable of the mouse cousins is as old ...
- Deutsch (German)
Country music ist von 1968. Country club "Freizeit- und...
- Country 뜻
country 뜻: 국가; 13세기 중반, "(자신의) 고장;" 1300년경, "어떤 지리적 영역," 때로는...
- Cross-Country
Cross-Country - country | Etymology of country by etymonline
- Countess
title of nobility in some continental nations, corresponding...
- Counting
a word from a popular children's counting-out rhyme,...
- Countless
Jones [archaeologist of A.D. 5139] potters about for a while...
- Countrified
countrified. (adj.). also countryfied, "characteristic of...
- Withers
word-forming element meaning "against, in opposition," from...
- Deutsch (German)
A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. When referring to a specific polity, the term "country" may refer to a sovereign state, states with limited recognition, constituent country, or a dependent territory. [1][2][3][4] Most sovereign states, but not all countries, are members of the ...
There are 19 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word country, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. country has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. law (Middle English) mining (late 1600s) fortification (late 1600s) oceanography (late 1600s) nautical ...
- Canada
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- New Brunswick
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Ontario
- Manitoba
- Saskatchewan
- Alberta
The name “Canada” likely comes from the Huron-Iroquois word “kanata,” meaning “village” or “settlement.” In 1535, two Aboriginal youths told French explorer Jacques Cartier about the route to kanata; they were actually referring to the village of Stadacona, the site of the present-day City of Québec. For lack of another name, Cartier used the word ...
King Henry VII of England referred to the land discovered by John Cabot in 1497 as the “New Found Launde.” It’s likely that name Labrador came from Joas Fernandez, the Azorean known as “El llavorador”, an explorer on the Corte-Real’s expedition in 1500. The area of Labrador includes all the northern islands in the region. The province officially be...
Nova Scotia is Latin for “New Scotland”. The province was named by Sir William Alexander who was given the land by King James VI of Scotland in 1621. Prior to its official naming, the First Nations knew it as “Mi’kma’ki”, the French called it “Acadia”, and the British were already familiar with calling the land “New Scotland”. (Source: Government o...
This province was originally included in the area that made up Nova Scotia. It was later separated and established as a province in 1784. The name “New Brunswick” was given to the area in honour of King George III who also held the title of Duke of Brunswick, an area in Germany. (Source: Government of Canada) Find out more: 1. Geographical names se...
The province’s earliest documented name was “Abeqweit” which was given to the area by the Mi’kmaq and meant “cradled in the waves”. It later became Ile Saint-Jean which was used by the original French settlers, the Acadians. After the Treaty of Paris ceded the island to the British in 1763, it was renamed St. John’s Island. In 1799 the English decl...
The name “Quebec” comes from the Algonquin word for “narrow passage” or “strait”. It was first used to describe the narrowing of the St. Lawrence River near what is now the City of Québec. Quebec has had several names throughout its history: Canada, New France, Lower Canada and Canada East. (Source: Government of Canada) Find out more: 1. Geographi...
Ontario acquired its name from the Iroquois word “kanadario”, which translates into “sparkling” water. The earliest recording of the name Ontario was in 1641 where it was used to describe a mass of land on the north shore of the easternmost part of the Great Lakes. The British settlers had originally called the land that covered Quebec, Ontario, an...
The name is believed to have originated with Cree term "Man-into-wahpaow", meaning “the narrows of the Great Spirit”, which describes Lake Manitoba and how it narrows significantly at the centre. The province entered confederation in 1870 following the Manitoba Act. Sir John A. Macdonald announced that the province’s name, suggested by Métis leader...
The name of the province comes from the Cree name for the Saskatchewan River, “Kisiskatchewanisipi” or “swift-flowing river.” The modern spelling was adopted in 1882 when the area became a district of the North West Territories (it would later become a province in 1905). (Source: Government of Canada) Find out more: 1. Geographical names search res...
This province was named after Queen Victoria’s fourth daughter, Princess Louise Caroline Alberta. Alberta was originally established as a provisional district of the North West Territories in 1882. The name was maintained when Alberta officially became a province in 1905. (Source: Government of Canada) Find out more: 1. Geographical names search re...
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Other countries on this map use the language of that region to trace the etymology, e.g. Austria is Österreich in German which literally means 'Eastern Kingdom/Realm', Japan is Nippon meaning 'Land of the Rising Sun'. Likewise, China should not be Qin after it's anglicized origin, but instead after the Chinese 'Zhōng Guó' meaning 'Middle ...
The exact origin of the word Bangla is unknown, though it is believed to come from "Vanga", an ancient kingdom mentioned in world's largest Epic Mahabharat even Ramayan and geopolitical division on the Ganges delta in the Indian subcontinent. It was located in southern Bengal, with the core region including present-day southern West Bengal (India) and southwestern Bangladesh.
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