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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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Canada is joining more countries that are imposing or considering age restrictions on social-media use.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The actions this week come as the two countries renewed strikes on each other’s forces after the downing of an American Apache helicopter that the U.S. attributed to an Iranian drone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

For the most part, Iran has been able to get its own oil out, and it has periodically allowed some other countries to move their oil too.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Other countries have already enacted similar laws, including the UK with its Online Safety Act, as well as France and New Zealand.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The level of fear rose higher when Americans saw how Nikita Khrushchev responded to a freedom movement in Hungary, one of the Eastern European countries controlled by the Soviet Union.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin