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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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The Commerce Ministry said in the same statement that the two countries would reduce trade barriers for agricultural products.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

For countries bordering regions with confirmed cases, governments should enhance surveillance and health reporting.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

"This notion of restoring truth and sanity is punitive. It's unnecessary. It's un-American, because great countries do not hide from their history. We learn from it," Spears said.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Many countries have worked to reduce coal consumption in recent years to combat climate change, and some have looked to generate power from LNG instead.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

The government interred Japanese, German, and other diplomats from enemy countries at the Greenbrier, of all places—both to keep the diplomats from leaving the country and to make sure that they were treated well.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson