the old country
Example Sentences
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Growing up, Jane Ziegelman often heard stories about the old country from family members gathered at her grandmother’s home in Queens, N.Y.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
That's not to say there isn't still a huge amount of goodwill towards everyone from the "old country".
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025
I have an array of friends who learned later in life that their uncles were really their fathers, that Grandma had a whole other family back in the old country.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2024
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.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2024
It had been Dr. Fanning who had arranged the fellowship that had allowed them all to get out of the old country.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
