countree

countree

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kʌnˈtɹi/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kʌnˈtɹiː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

countree (plural countrees)

1. (archaic, poetic) Alternative form of country, used when poetic meter demands a stress on the final syllable.
   • 1798, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner:

     Oh! dream of joy! is this indeed
     The light-house top I see?
     Is this the hill? is this the kirk?
     Is this mine own countree?