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country

[kuhn-tree] / ˈkʌn tri /
ADJECTIVE
rural, pastoral
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agrarian bucolic homey provincial rustic
STRONG
arcadian
WEAK
agrestic campestral countrified georgic out-country outland uncultured unpolished unrefined unsophisticated
Antonyms
STRONGEST
metropolitan
WEAK
city urban
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

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I think country music today is not far from what was happening with rock in the ’90s, except for grunge.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

The series was sold to almost every country in the world and an estimated 500 million viewers saw gorillas in a new light.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The last major train crash in the Southeast Asian country killed four crew members and injured about two dozen people elsewhere in the West Java province in January 2024.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Together, the two would become the largest podcast company in the country, with listeners having gravitated in large numbers to the format.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Wrapped in her prolonged mourning for Elisha, she was unaware of how much the Civil War had changed the country.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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