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old country

/əʊld ˈkʌntri/

Traduction: Terme désignant le pays d'origine d'un immigrant ou de ses ancêtres, souvent évoqué avec une connotation de traditions, de coutumes ou de valeurs d'autrefois.

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/əʊld ˈkʌntri/B1informal
  • frTerme désignant le pays d'origine d'un immigrant ou de ses ancêtres, souvent évoqué avec une connotation de traditions, de coutumes ou de valeurs d'autrefois.

A term used to refer to the native country of an immigrant or a person's ancestors, often implying a place with traditional values or customs from which one's family originally came.

  1. Homeland of ancestorsB2formal

    The native country of a person or their ancestors, especially when they have emigrated to another country.

    frvieux pays

    • My grandparents often spoke fondly of the old country.
    • They brought many traditions from the old country to their new home.
    • He visited the old country for the first time last summer.