the old country



the old country

  (American & Australian)
the country or place where you or your parents were born but do not now live, especially Europe They spent the summer touring the old country.
See also: country, old

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Odilia-Ancient Germanic
Serafimasye-rah-FEE-mah (Russian), see-rah-FEE-mah (Russian), se-rah-FEE-mah (Macedonian)Russian, Macedonian
GordGORDEnglish
Stina-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
HeulwenHIEL-wenWelsh
Phuntsok-Tibetan