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país

Pronunciation: [pəˈis]

“país” is a Catalan word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. country, land (a set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits)
  2. country (the territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state)

In Catalan

  1. Unitat fisiogràfica o paisatgística.
  2. Territori propi d'una ètnia determinada.
  3. Territori i població d'un estat independent.
  4. Pintura que representa viles, llocs, cases de camp, etc.
  5. Tela o paper pintat que es posa en els ventalls.

Etymology

Borrowed from French pays, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagēnsis, from Latin pāgus (“country”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-. Doublet of pagès. See related terms.

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