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as in home
the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship
a great love for my country
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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
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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
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as in rural
of, relating to, associated with, or typical of open areas with few buildings or people
plain country living among unpretentious people
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Recent Examples of country
Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 15 May 2026
The shooting marked one of the moments of highest tension between the two countries.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Kaitlyn Gomez, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Signs of a shift were apparent when Iam Tongi, a young reggae talent from Hawaii, and proud Mormon, became Idol’s first non-country winner in three years.
—Zach Schonfeld, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Hagens lights up the World Championship Team USA opens the World Championship on Friday against Switzerland, the host country.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 15 May 2026
The shooting marked one of the moments of highest tension between the two countries.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Adjective
The expansion broadens the company’s country coverage and operational capacity, reflecting a shift away from step-by-step market entry toward multi-country team building.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Signs of a shift were apparent when Iam Tongi, a young reggae talent from Hawaii, and proud Mormon, became Idol’s first non-country winner in three years.
—Zach Schonfeld, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for country
Noun
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The seats being full for the national anthem at each of their home playoff games is a sight not often seen at Southern California sporting events.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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She likely won’t be sentenced until fall (possibly close to the general election) but will — again, just a likely here — at best face home confinement and at worst more than three years in prison.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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From Seoul to Dubai to wellness retreats tucked into the Italian countryside, beauty tourism has become a defining travel trend, with celebrities openly documenting trips built around facials, injectables, regenerative therapies and reset-style wellness stays.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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About an hour west of Baltimore, where the city and suburban landscape gives way to Maryland’s rural countryside, visitors can find Fingerboard Farm, an historic landmark in Frederick County that once nurtured fruit orchards.—
William Deffaa,
Baltimore Sun,
14 May 2026
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But beyond the personal impact, my overriding concern is what this says about the state of fundamental freedoms in our nation.—
Kristine Parks,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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For the Bahamas, that means looking beyond Nassau’s cruise port crowds to discover what this nation of 700 islands and cays really offers.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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Djena grew up in Mandiana, a rural town in the eastern part of the country.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The system, which serves 100,000 residents in Iowa City and its surrounding, mostly rural communities, typifies the challenges most libraries face.—
Adeel Hassan,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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However, the Mann family, who have fled to America, have problems with this, given their disgruntlement with the post Hitler state of their homeland.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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In the press box at halftime, Congolese journos exhort the team in French and Lingala, a Bantu language native to their homeland.—
Franklin Leonard,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
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In 1900, only about 25 per cent of the world’s population lived in a recognizably ‘national’ state, of which there were no more than fifty (compared to nearly two hundred today).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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But, as in an interview at McKinsey, there are occasionally curveball questions, to gauge their thinking or emotional state.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“Country.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/country. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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