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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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The African Peer Review Mechanism, the institution behind AfCRA, says 23 countries on the continent are not rated at all by the traditional agencies.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Pacific nations are using the pre-COP platform to push for more backing for the countries most affected by climate change.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Nepal is one of the lowest emitters of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet one one of the most vulnerable countries to global warming.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Seafarers from India, the Philippines, China and other countries sometimes didn’t come across as having fully understood the severity of U.S. warnings in English.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Once more, they used a blitzkrieg to strike deep into other countries.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti