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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No other World Cup has been spread over three countries.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Then there’s the World Cup: 48 nations playing 104 games across three countries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

They analyzed World Bank data measuring smartphone penetration and teenage fertility rates in 128 countries.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

US President Donald Trump told both countries on Monday to "immediately stop 'shooting'" because they were jeopardising negotiations on a deal to end the regional war.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

WHO, whose influence and reputation carried a lot of weight in poor countries, had gone so far as declaring Peru’s TB program the best in the developing world.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French