contrée
See also: contree
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French contree, from Old French contree, from Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrāta (“facing land”), from Latin contrā. Doublet of country.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
contrée f (plural contrées)
Participle edit
contrée f sg
Further reading edit
- “contrée”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.