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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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the country of one's origin (other than Canada), especially the British Isles. See also Old Land and other side.

See: Old Land ,other side, the

Quotations

1825

Things in the old country are all regulated on a fixed principle. . . .

1887

. . . so many of the people one meets hail from the "old country"--as Canadians and also Americans almost always call the British Isles. . . .

1905

The last decade or so of my life in the company's service as I have said, was passed at different posts in the above western department. I went no more either to Canada or the Old Country.

1959

I'm back to the work-a-day world after a pleasant vacation in Europe. All the wonders of the "old country" were nice to see. . . .