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political territory; nation n.
rural area; area away from city n.

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

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France has been one of Europe's worst-hit countries during this year's extreme weather, sparking huge wildfires.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Thus was born Egyptology for example, and the existence of museums in such countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

You’ll notice that many of the companies are from countries with a projected population decline.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

More recent research, however, suggests that this long upward trend may now be leveling off in developed countries.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

Wars in the past had often been caused by countries seeking more land or natural resources, or acting out of suspicion and fear of their rivals.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman