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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 EU's border agency, Frontex, has also reported an increase in sea arrivals across a number of Mediterranean countries by migrants from the same four African countries.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

They hail from countries with little voice in the back-and-forth between Tehran and Washington, like Syria, Indonesia or the Philippines.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Among the 10 countries with the highest number of decisions, more than 90% of applications from Yemen, Sudan and Eritrea were approved.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

That is still five times as high as the senior poverty threshold and two to three times as high as the maximum benefit offered in other wealthy countries, including Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

By the end of 1941, thirty-eight countries were involved in World War II, and it looked as though Hitler might win Europe.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti