COUNTRY Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈkən-trē

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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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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

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Noun

Number three is don’t let people claim asylum and then bounce around in our country for 12 years awaiting a court date. —

Madeline Armstrong | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Sep. 2024 And, the people of this country respect you greatly for it. —

Brooke Singman, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2024

Adjective

Both airports have benefited from American’s push to dominate mid-country airports. —

Ted Reed, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023 The current West Africa clade would be divided into two designations, with the large multi-country outbreak that is currently underway belonging to what would be known as clade 3. —

Helen Branswell, STAT, 13 June 2022 See all Example Sentences for country

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