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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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It has been continuously operated by a US-Russian-led consortium that includes Canada, Japan and 11 European countries since 1998.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Another ordered a review of prior benefit grants to anyone from those countries who entered the U.S. since the start of the Biden administration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

During the EU-Western Balkans Summit, senior bloc figures repeatedly pushed the need to speed up the accession process for candidate countries -- including six Balkan nations.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Among the countries spotlighted are Brazil, Mexico, Honduras, Portugal, Colombia, Croatia, El Salvador, France and Japan — though she is planning to add African countries to the lineup.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Gabi’s managed to trace her family back five generations and to seven different countries!

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler