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

Two more Americans have given their lives in the service of their country. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026

In the first few World Cup tournaments, free countries did not perform particularly well. — John A. Tures, Fortune, 19 July 2026

Adjective

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

The multi-country co-production involving Rhayuela Films, El Sol Ermitaño (Colombia), Dublin Films (France), Potenza Producciones (Spain) and Camera Oscura (Canada) shot in the Colombian cities of Medellín and Santa Marta in November and December last year. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026

Phrases Containing country

• country mile
• mother country