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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Countries such as China and Australia offer speedy signoffs from regulatory bodies, fewer bureaucratic steps, tax incentives and efficient hospital networks that make clinical trials less expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Countries including China and the United States showed particularly high levels of systemic fragility.

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

The preparatory talks had seen "coordinated attacks across the negotiation rooms by the small number of fossil fuel interests", said Manjeet Dhakal, an adviser to the 44-nation Least Developed Countries bloc.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and their allies, known as OPEC+, would certainly play a part in helping to boost global inventories.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

“It’s not like that at all. Countries can disagree but life goes on. The United States wants to be friends with this country. How many of you have a teenage brother or sister?”

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez