in-countryn.
/ˈɪnˈkʌntri/ 1. Scottish. The inland country, the interior; the mainland as opposed to the outlying isles; the country within reach of the capital and centre of civilization, as distinguished from outlying districts.
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the world > the earth > land > land mass > mainland > [noun]
mainlandc1440
sure land1525
steadfast land1530
firm land1553
main1555
in-country1565
continent1576
fastland1581
firm1582
terra firma1665
the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > interior land > [noun]
in-country1565
inland1573
upland1579
interior1796
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [noun] > interior or civilized part
in-country1565
inland1573
inner-land1613
outside1827
upcountry1837
1565 Mary Queen of Scots Let. 23 Aug. in Keith Hist. Scot. (1734) 313 Oure Rebellis he retiterate thame to the In-cuntre, the suffering quhairof is na wayis to us honourabil.
1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 2 Before I begin the historie of the Inne cuntrey, I wil first..descriue the quarteris and boundes of Scotland.
a1639 J. Spottiswood Hist. Church Scotl. vi. 412 In the Isles and High-lands were likewise great Troubles: nor was In-country more quiet.
2. Used attributively: in the country; in a contextually specified country. Cf. in prep.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > [adjective] > in a country
in-countrya1953
a1953 D. Thomas Prospect of Sea (1955) 9 Between the incountry fields and the incoming sea.
1963 Times 6 Feb. 6/7 Cornwall..has agreed to give all technical assistance that is needed on payment by the Scillies of travelling and subsistence expenses, and to charge for the use of its educational and welfare institutions at the ‘in-country’ instead of the ‘out-country’ rate.
1966 N.Y. Times 1 May iv. 3 In South Vietnam, in what is called in Saigon the ‘in-country’ war, development efforts have been concentrated upon types of weapons best utilized in jungles and rice paddies.
1969 Daily Tel. 20 Nov. 5/3 2,500 American Marines are to leave South Vietnam..over a five-day period starting from today. This will reduce America's ‘in-country’ military strength to 484,000 troops.
1973 Daily Tel. 13 Mar. 5/2 American in-country troop strength [in Vietnam] stands at 7,170 men.
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