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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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This past week’s two-day summit barely addressed the many issues dividing the two countries.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

Right now, the UK, along with France, is trying to build an international coalition to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz again, with about 40 other countries.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Competing acts are selected by EBU member broadcasters representing their countries.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Neither side claimed that Trump and Xi talked about placing limits on artificial intelligence—which many see as one of the most crucial areas of competition between the two countries and dangers to the world.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

She began to tell me all about the animals we were hearing, their names, the countries they had come from, their personalities, who was friends with who, all their funny habits.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo