Synonyms of country

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noun

ˈkən-trē 

1

as in home

the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship

a great love for my country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• home
• homeland
• fatherland
• sod
• motherland
• mother country
• neighborhood
• community
• old country

2

as in countryside

the open rural area outside of big towns and cities

out in the country, where the air is fresh and the rivers are clean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• countryside
• nowhere
• wilderness
• middle of nowhere
• sticks
• boondocks
• boonies
• bush
• wild
• hinterland
• backwater
• frontier
• backwoods
• outback
• backcountry
• up-country
• exurbia

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• urban sprawl
• megalopolis
• conurbation

3

as in nation

a body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government

usually in time of war, the whole country unites behind the president

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nation
• state
• commonwealth
• kingdom
• province
• land
• republic
• sovereignty
• empire
• democracy
• domain
• homeland
• nation-state
• realm
• sovereign
• principality
• monarchy
• dictatorship
• colony
• dominion
• settlement
• duchy
• fatherland
• mandate
• ministate
• city-state
• sultanate
• soil
• dependency
• microstate
• motherland
• emirate
• world power
• superpower
• trust territory
• oligarchy
• theocracy
• dukedom
• sea power
• great power
• power
• seigniory
• welfare state
• condominium
• client state
• monocracy

country

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adjective

as in rural

of, relating to, associated with, or typical of open areas with few buildings or people

plain country living among unpretentious people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rural
• pastoral
• bucolic
• rustic
• provincial
• agricultural
• backwoods
• agrarian
• countrified
• semirural
• backwoodsy
• nonurban

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• urban
• metropolitan
• municipal
• urbanized
• metro
• citified
• nonfarm
• nonagricultural

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of country

Noun

Today, her various closets are brimming with country clothes instead of the designer extravaganzas of yore. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026

Like previous host countries, Turkey is likely to use the summit to put its own security concerns and defense industry on the agenda. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026

Adjective

The company operates a multi-country manufacturing platform with more than 20 production facilities in Vietnam, China, Cambodia, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 26 June 2026

Court documents outline a multi-country route, flying from Vancouver to Mexico City on March 29, then traveling to Mérida before boarding another flight to Havana, Cuba, on April 1. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026

Phrases Containing country

• country mile
• mother country