old country

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old country^¹

noun old countries

The country of origin of an immigrant or of a person of immigrant descent. "Look at all the children!" Saxon cried. "School's letting out. And nearly all are Portuguese, Billy, NOT Porchugeeze. Mercedes taught me the right way." "They never wore glad rags like them in the old country," Billy sneered. "They had to come over here to get decent clothes and decent grub."

Old Country^²

noun the Old Country

alternative Alternative form of old country She was travelling first-class with some Lord or Duke from the ‘Old Country.’

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noun country of origin of an immigrant

Français	pays, bled

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@misc{old_country_2026,
  title = {old country},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/old%20country},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}