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countries

NOUN

political territory; nation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

community land people public region society state

STRONG

citizenry citizens commonwealth constituents electors homeland inhabitants kingdom polity populace realm soil terrain voters

WEAK

grassroots native land patria sovereign state

Antonyms

WEAK

city metropolis urbanity

NOUN

rural area; area away from city

Synonyms

STRONGEST

province

STRONG

backwoods boondocks bush countryside farmland farms forests hinterland outback outdoors sticks wilderness wilds woodlands woods

WEAK

back country boonies cow country green belt middle of nowhere up country wide open space

Antonyms

WEAK

city metropolis urbanity

Example Sentences

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Several people in the building were from Bangladesh and other South Asian countries and had travelled to Delhi for medical treatment, local lawmaker Satish Upadhyay said.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

However, the hardest-hit parts of the global economy would be poorer countries that are heavily reliant on imports of energy and use crop fertilizers that depend on chemicals produced in the Gulf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Many countries would risk falling into recession, he noted, and a drop in investment spending -- "including in energy-intensive AI" -- would likely push up unemployment.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The US Trade Department said these countries will face the tariffs because of their failure to address the importing of goods made with forced labour.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

By the end of 1941, thirty-eight countries were involved in World War II, and it looked as though Hitler might win Europe.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti