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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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In a similar move, the government halted the processing of immigration applications for people from 39 countries and who are already in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Oil fell, while U.S. futures and global markets rose in early morning European trading after President Trump called off further strikes on Iran and said the two countries were close to a peace deal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Several countries have issued warnings about travel to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Greenhalgh and Farmakis sourced supplies from countries such as Ukraine, Belarus, Serbia and the Czech Republic.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

They may have had a hard row of it, but even those kids from other countries knew more about the history of our nation than I did.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye