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CROSS COUNTRY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cross country mean?
• CROSS COUNTRY (noun)
The noun CROSS COUNTRY has 1 sense:
1. a long race run over open country
Familiarity information: CROSS COUNTRY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A long race run over open country
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("cross country" is a kind of...):
race (a contest of speed)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cross country"):
Iditarod; Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race (an important dogsled race run annually on the Iditarod Trail)
Context examples
During that time, you will choose a big goal to work on—write a book, get married, have a child, buy your first house, move cross country or abroad, start a business, or take on a major role in business, politics, diplomacy, or other field.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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