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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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But the text was altered significantly after negotiations among states, with climate change taking a back seat to national security or industrial interests in many countries.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

The LNA is capable of "protecting the borders from all attacks", he added, citing threats from "smugglers or terrorist groups currently moving through Mali, Niger and other countries in attempts to enter Libya".

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

To be sure, not all countries are switching back to coal and analysts don’t expect the trend to last in the long term, especially if the Strait of Hormuz reopens and LNG shipments resume.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

There were also about 36 cases in several other countries, including Italy, Nigeria and the U.K.

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

Charlotte votes the lie is Ana’s been to five countries.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko