pays

Meaning

1. land, country, region, nation
2. country

Concepts

country

land

state

nation

district

area

region

territory

countryside

province

place

homeland

-land

commonwealth

countries

earth

home

🏠

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

rural area

soil

body politic

terrain

beside

towards

location country

zone

bare countryside

Black Country

fellow-countryman

foreign country

Land

res publica

one’s own country

ambit

department

domain

dreamland

Din Land

farming

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

lopin

maison

🏠

métropole

moisi

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɛ.i/

Etymology

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

Chaque pays avait un jury de dix personnes .

Each country had a jury of ten people.

Il est une figure essentielle de la littérature de ce pays .

He is an essential figure in the literature of this country.

Il propose également des réflexions sur le pays idéal .

It also offers reflections on the ideal country.

Ni l'État, ni le pays .

Neither the state nor the country.

Deux des cinq membres du gouvernement du pays sont issus de ses rangs .

Two of the five members of the country's government come from its ranks.

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.

La période napoléonienne ne fut pas particulièrement significative pour le pays .

The Napoleonic period was not particularly significant for the country.

La perte de confiance des élus et des territoires est préjudiciable à notre pays .

The loss of confidence of elected officials and territories is detrimental to our country.