Cross country and Cross-country

Cross country noun - A long race run over open country.

Cross-country and cross country are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cross-country" instead the phrase "Cross country" as a noun or an adjective or an adverb.

Cross-country adverb - Across the countryside.

Cross country and cross-country are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Cross country" with "Cross-country", this phrases are similar.