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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 US Trade Department said these countries will face the tariffs because of their failure to address the importing of goods made with forced labour.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Henna Virkkunen, the bloc’s top tech regulator, told reporters at a press conference on Wednesday that the EU relies on other countries for more than 80% of its digital products, services and infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Many countries would risk falling into recession, he noted, and a drop in investment spending -- "including in energy-intensive AI" -- would likely push up unemployment.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The US has announced new tariffs on dozens of countries of 10-12.5% over concerns they are not doing enough to tackle forced labour.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Frank’s watch could tell the time in ten different countries, and it had a compass, a calculator, and a tiny camera inside it.

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon