Usage Note
Contrée is a somewhat literary or elevated word for a region or stretch of country, evoking distance and often a foreign or wild character — more atmospheric than the neutral région. It appears frequently in fairy tales and historical narratives. Des contrées lointaines (distant lands) is a typical literary collocation.
Examples
"Il venait de contrées lointaines."
Natural Translation
He came from distant lands.
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