Synonyms of countries

countries

noun

plural of country

1

as in homes

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

a great love for my country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• homes
• homelands
• motherlands
• mother countries
• sods
• fatherlands
• old countries
• communities
• neighborhoods

2

as in states

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

• states
• nations
• commonwealths
• kingdoms
• republics
• provinces
• lands
• democracies
• empires
• dictatorships
• nation-states
• monarchies
• sovereignties
• domains
• city-states
• principalities
• microstates
• sovereigns
• homelands
• ministates
• emirates
• realms
• duchies
• dominions
• sultanates
• colonies
• theocracies
• settlements
• mandates
• dependencies
• dukedoms
• superpowers
• oligarchies
• seigniories
• client states
• trust territories
• world powers
• soil
• great powers
• powers
• monocracies
• fatherlands
• sea powers
• welfare states
• condominiums
• motherlands

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of countries

The group noted that more than 140,000 Haitians have been deported from neighboring countries, including the Dominican Republic, in the first half of the year alone. — CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Asteri has nine stores in Saudi Arabia, in addition to locations in other countries in the Middle East. — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

Dozens of other countries' names were misspelled or written in pure gibberish. — ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026

Highlighting the strength of the two countries’ ties, Russian state media has shown images of North Korean troops in training inside Russia over the past year, and Kim Jong Un opened a memorial to North Korea’s Ukraine dead in April. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Eventually, nearly 40 states and some 80 countries and territories were offering film incentives in the form of transferable tax credits, grants or rebates. — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

All eight episodes of Season 2 will premiere Wednesday, October 21 , exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

Western officials see the campaign as connected to Russia’s broader efforts to undermine European countries that support Ukraine. — Claudia Ciobanu, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

In the first decade of this century, wealthy countries accommodated losing low-margin manufacturing to Chinese firms. — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026