An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

1. A nation or state; the territory of a nation or state.
   

   2. An area or expanse outside large urban areas; the countryside; rural area.

Etymology (EN): M.E. contre, contree, from O.Fr. contree, from V.L. (terra) contrata “(land) lying opposite,” or “(land) spread before),” derived from L. contra “against, opposite,” → contra-.

Etymology (PE): 1) Kešvar “country; clime;” Mid.Pers. kišwar “region, clime, continent;” Av. karšvar-, from karš- “to furrow,” karšu- “tilled ground.”

2. Rustâ, → countryside.