old country
old country
English
Noun
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Definition
The country of origin of an immigrant or of a person of immigrant descent.
Example Sentences
- ""Look at all the children!" Saxon cried. "School's letting out. And nearly all are Portuguese, Billy, NOT Porchugeeze. Mercedes taught me the right way." "They never wore glad rags like them in the old country," Billy sneered. "They had to come over here to get decent clothes and decent grub.""
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