the old country
noun
: the country where a person was born or lived before moving to a new country
They left the old country more than 30 years ago.
This music reminds me of the old country.
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When European explorers first reported these creatures to their compatriots in the old country, they were held to be wondrous and amazing creatures, a fit subject for sooty Londoners to gawk at in museums.
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Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
This reduction helped immigrant communities assimilate, as they were no longer continually refreshed by new arrivals from the old country.
—Steven Camarota, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2017
The players were immigrants or the sons of immigrants, playing a game that was considered a national pastime in the old country but little more than a waste of time in the new one.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
The film begins with a frenzied prologue that cuts across both sides of the Atlantic, fusing together the old country and the new — past and present — in a way that instantly denies Corbet’s hero any hope of leaving his trauma behind.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
The bulk of Maniscalco’s most recognizable bits revolve around stories about his hairdresser father, Salvo, whose no-nonsense immigrant wisdom is exported from the old country.
—Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
One is his hapless son Gator (Joe Keery), the other is strange-looking Ole Munch (Sam Spruell), a sin-eater from the old country who never dies.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 June 2024
While the flavor profile of Pinot Noir grown in Oregon differs from Burgundy, there are many winemakers who try to emulate the style of the old country and a large percentage do so successfully.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2024
Travelers who want to explore the continental delights of the old country should probably avoid the busy summer months and instead opt for off-season travel during the fall and winter months.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2024
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Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
This reduction helped immigrant communities assimilate, as they were no longer continually refreshed by new arrivals from the old country.
—Steven Camarota, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2017
The players were immigrants or the sons of immigrants, playing a game that was considered a national pastime in the old country but little more than a waste of time in the new one.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
The film begins with a frenzied prologue that cuts across both sides of the Atlantic, fusing together the old country and the new — past and present — in a way that instantly denies Corbet’s hero any hope of leaving his trauma behind.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
The bulk of Maniscalco’s most recognizable bits revolve around stories about his hairdresser father, Salvo, whose no-nonsense immigrant wisdom is exported from the old country.
—Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
One is his hapless son Gator (Joe Keery), the other is strange-looking Ole Munch (Sam Spruell), a sin-eater from the old country who never dies.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 June 2024
While the flavor profile of Pinot Noir grown in Oregon differs from Burgundy, there are many winemakers who try to emulate the style of the old country and a large percentage do so successfully.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2024
Travelers who want to explore the continental delights of the old country should probably avoid the busy summer months and instead opt for off-season travel during the fall and winter months.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2024
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