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

Tens of thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa travel every year through Djibouti and across the Bab el-Mandeb Strait towards Gulf countries in search of safety and economic opportunities, the IOM said in its statement. — Jamey Keaten, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Stitt, who grew up in Cullman, an hour north, the son of a country doctor, reminisces about traveling to eat with his parents—to New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Miami. — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

Adjective

According to the report, the multi-country Global Monitoring System between April 2024 and March of this year identified about 22,000 ads for 267,000 wildlife products, involving about 8,500 live animals and about 258,000 items of animal meat, parts and extracts. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 May 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