pays

Meaning

1. (invariable, masculine) land, country, region, nation
2. (invariable, masculine) country

Concepts

country

land

state

nation

district

area

region

territory

countryside

province

place

homeland

-land

commonwealth

countries

earth

home

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locality

village

sovereign state

fatherland

fellow

field

floor

flooring

ground

highland

Edwin Herbert Land

demesne

county

land of plenty

ethnic area

mold

mother country

motherland

mould

country of origin

native country

native land

nursing home

people

🧑‍🤝‍🧑

periphery

piece

countryman

precinct

continent

provinces

compatriot

republic

rest home

Synonyms

contrée

terre

état

région

nation

territoire

sol

province

campagne

domaine

-lande

lieu

royaume

terrain

monde

🗺️

village

localité

patrie

peuple

🧑‍🤝‍🧑

moisissure

origine

pastille

paysage

à côté de

quartier

république

vers

zone

circonscription électorale

maison de repos

parages

pays d’origine

procureur de la République

région d’origine

personne du même village

plancher

aire

à la maison

chez soi

circonscription

continent

débarquer

département

domicile

éleveur

espace

étage

fonds

foyer

-ie

Translations

país

Land

land

paese

país

χώρα

país

Staat

ülke

terra

nação

stato

estado

terra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɛ.i/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: pays

Inherited from Old French: pais

Inherited from Latin: pāgus

Cognate with Italian: paese

Cognate with Jèrriais: payis

Cognate with Picard: poaiyis

Cognate with Arpitan: payis

Cognate with Occitan: país

Cognate with Corsican: paese

In summary

Inherited from Middle French pays, from Old French pais, from Late Latin pāgēnsis (“inhabitant of a district”), derived from Latin pāgus (“countryside; district”).
See related terms. Cognates include Italian paese. Borrowed into Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish as país. Cognates in regional languages in France: Norman payis, Gallo peïs, Picard poaiyis, Bourguignon paiyis, Franco-Provençal payis, Occitan país, Corsican paese.

Sentences

Sa banque est présente dans plusieurs pays .

His bank is present in several countries.

Chaque pays avait un jury de dix personnes .

Each country had a jury of ten people.

Et on te devra tout le bonheur du pays .

And we owe you all the happiness in the country.

Il propose également des réflexions sur le pays idéal .

It also offers reflections on the ideal country.

Le caudillo militaire à la tête du pays annonce la fin de son règne .

The military caudillo at the head of the country announces the end of his reign.

Le dernier pays américain à éliminer la polio fut le Pérou .

The last American country to eliminate polio was Peru.