God's country
Americannoun
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an area or region supposed to be favored by God, especially a naturally beautiful rural area.
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an isolated rural area.
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one's native region.
Etymology
Origin of God's country
1860–65;
Example Sentences
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In a shot that likely got left in Robert Altman's scratch pad for being too on-the-nose, the Nashville star wrote "Get me to God's country" over an image of his private jet.
From Salon • Mar. 30, 2025
“This is a clay dirt road way out in the middle of what we call God’s country on the way to a nice little fishing lake.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2020
When I leave the demonstration, I drive southeast out of Atlanta toward Arbery’s hometown, Brunswick, five hours away on the Atlantic Ocean, across God’s country, where nobody wears a mask.
From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2020
Nearly 200 miles from where Route 33 started, this is also God’s country.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2020
Hospitality is simplified in places where faces from God’s country are things to greet with the fervor of delight.
From The Key to Yesterday by Buck, Charles Neville
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