“country” in Latin

Region; terra: regio (the former more extensive; a country or land, geographically or politically; e.g., Italy, Sicily, etc.): regio (any district): tractus (a tract of country, with reference to its length rather than its breadth): [ ☞ plaga in the best ages denoted a quarter of the heavens, not of the earth’s surface.] : ager (the country of a small people or tribe): fines (with reference to its boundaries; especially when it is to be marked, that the action is done within the limits of a particular state): pagus (district consisting of several villages; e.g., the country of the Helvetii): loca, plur., (with demonstrative pronoun, ea loca, etc.= “those parts,” “that neighbourhood; “e.g., hi ea loca incolunt, Caes.). An uninhabited country, terra inbabitabilis or quern nemo incolit: open country, loca patentia. In a country of that kind, in ejusmodi regione: a rugged and mountainous country, aspera et montuosa regio (Cic.): a desert country, regio deserta, vasta; loca deserta (quae nemo incolit, Caes.). ☞ In the historians, when the name of a country is connected with the name of its inhabitants, the name of the inhabitants is often placed under the government of a preposition, the word country being omitted; thus, in the country of the Etrusci, in Etruscis, or in Etruscorum finibus; also in agro Etrusco. The country of Italy, Spain, Africa, etc., terra Italia, Hispania, Africa, etc.: to remove to other countries, alias terras petere: countries that are blessed with pure air, terrae eae, in quibus sit aer purus ac tenuis (Cic.). The enemy’s country, terra, or ager, or fines hostium; terra hostilis (anciently, ager hosticus or hosticum only): to reside in a foreign country, peregre habitare: to be staying or residing in a foreign country, peregrinari: in this country, in his regionibus: apud nos (= with us, of habits, institutions, etc.). To banish anybody from a country; send him out of the country, aliquem civitate pellere, expellere, ejicere; aliquem in exsilium pellere, expellere, ejicere, agere; exsilio afficere, multare; patria pellere.

Native country, patria: patria nostra: patriae solum (the “land,” especially as an object of affection): locus, quo aliquis genitus est: urbs, in qua aliquis genitus est (Justinus): domus (home): urbs patria. In one’s country, domi: to remain in one’s country, domi manere: to leave one’s country (for a time = go or travel abroad), peregre proficisci. The love of country, patriae caritas, amor patriae, pietas erga patriam [Vid: PATRIOTISM]: reipublicae studium. A lover of his country, patriae or reipublicae amans: civis bonus: to love one’s country, amare patriam: to die for one’s country, pro patria mori, or mortem oppetere: to devote one’s self to one’s country, patriae se totum dedere (Cic.). Fidelity to one’s country, erga patriam fidelitas. A betrayer of his country, patriae proditor; civium or reipublicae parricida (Cic., Sall.). (☞ Locus or urbs natalis and solum natale are poetical; solum familiare, without authority). His native country is Athens, natus est Athenis: one’s countries, etc., patrius: after the manner of one’s country, patrio more.

In contradistinction to town; rus: ager, especially in plur., agri (the fields and what pertains to them, as a village, etc.): into the country, rus: in the country, ruri (seldom rure): to live in the country, ruri vivere, vitam agere (PROP., as peasant); rusticari (for one’s pleasure). A country life, vita rustica (country life; i. e., with all its occupations): vita rusticana: rusticatio (residence in the country for a time, or excursion from the town): to go into the country, ire rusticatum: abire rus habitatum (general term, to spend one’s time there): rus concedere (to retire there): rus excurrere (for an excursion): to remain in the country, ruri se continere: the people from the country hasten together, homines ex agris concurrunt.