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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 Chinese embassy in the US told the BBC that the list is "discriminatory" and said firms from China have strictly complied with the laws of host countries.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 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

Trade between the countries was high on the agenda of the summit in Beijing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

They found that the decline in birth rates accelerated once smartphones became widely available -- a phenomenon found across countries "with fundamentally different healthcare, welfare, economic, and cultural environments."

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Your parents teach you the "right" way to eat or to greet strangers, but other parents in other countries teach their children other "right" ways.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman