free countrynoun [ C ]
uk/ˌfriː ˈkʌn.tri/us/ˌfriː ˈkʌn.tri/a country where the government does not control what people say or do for political reasons and where people can express their opinions without punishment:
The transition from a totalitarian state to a free country will be long and slow.
I can say what I like - it's a free country!
a country that is not controlled by another country
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Freedom to act
- (as) free as a bird idiom
- at will idiom
- autonomous
- autonomy
- be a law unto yourself idiom
- free hand
- free rein idiom
- free spirit
- free time
- free will
- hold
- independent
- indie
- liberty
- me time
- no holds barred idiom
- no holds barred
- paddle your own canoe idiom
- permissive
- volunteer
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