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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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Regulators in other countries went further, while voluntary climate-related disclosures took off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The tournament, which will take place across a sprawling 16 host cities and three countries, comes after a period of fractious relations between its hosts: the US, Canada and Mexico.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Emerging-markets countries also had to sell gold in many cases.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

“All countries affirm the future relationship between Israel and Lebanon must be decided by the two sovereign governments,” the State Department said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

We could tell you the capitals of countries nobody had ever heard of, and their principal exports.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck