King Country

noun

1. the King Country
   an area in the centre of North Island, New Zealand: home of the King Movement, a nineteenth-century Māori separatist movement

Example Sentences

A heartfelt drama about performers For King & Country and Rebecca St. James, it tells the family’s story of moving from Australia to America and their struggles before becoming two of the most successful acts in modern Christian pop music.

From Seattle Times

Brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone, better known as Christian pop duo For King & Country, dramatize their own rise in a movie that could use some distance.

From Los Angeles Times

This space is where the new film “Unsung Hero,” which is billed as a “For King & Country Film,” exists.

From Los Angeles Times

If you’re not yet aware of the Grammy-winning Christian pop duo For King & Country, comprising brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone, “Unsung Hero” will introduce you to their folksy family lore, if not their musical successes.

From Los Angeles Times

Based on an actual family of musicians, it mostly plays as a treacly tribute to the parents of Joel and Luke Smallbone — a.k.a. the Christian pop duo For King & Country — and their sister the singer Rebecca St. James.

From New York Times