contrey

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A form of country — The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc.

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Meanings

nouncontrey (plural contries)

plural contries

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of country.

    ...to the good seruice of the Quenes Maiestie and your contrey to all our benefites...

    1570, Margaret Ascham, Roger Ascham, The Scholemaster, foreword
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APA

contrey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrey

MLA

“contrey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrey. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contrey,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrey.

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