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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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Recent Examples of country
Noun
This was Brontë country—a landscape of bleak moors, steep valleys, and small towns nestled in the hollows. John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025 Torrent said the line expects 50% to 60% of World America’s guests to be from North America, while the rest of its passengers will hail from countries around the world. Nathan Diller, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
With all affected provinces sharing borders with Cameroon and Gabon, WHO has assessed the risk of a multi-country outbreak as high. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 30 Mar. 2023 Both airports have benefited from American’s push to dominate mid-country airports. Ted Reed, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for country
Recent Examples of Synonyms for country
Noun
  • More than half a dozen tornadoes have been confirmed, including one in Marshall County, Oklahoma, that left two homes completely destroyed and damaged about 20 others.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • According to the lawsuit, the leak caused gas to seep into nearby homes and businesses unchecked through the air and top soil — including the Cunningham home a block away — for more than 3 1/2 hours.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Terrified, Michelle sought safety in the countryside.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
  • But those familiar with the Arizona countryside seemed familiar with the concept of a kid wandering off to explore.
    Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Leger Fernández and others wrote to Trump and the Department of Homeland Security on Jan. 28 after receiving complaints from constituents and tribal nations that federal agents were pressing tribal citizens in New Mexico for their immigration status, raising concerns about racial profiling.
    Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 14 Apr. 2025
  • To the chagrin of many parents, sugar is a big ingredient in many breakfast cereals — about a third of our nation’s sugar is imported from 70 countries.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Legacy of fear and control The Khmer Rouge came to power on a wave of disillusionment, corruption, civil war and rural resentment.
    Sophal Ear, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Like all of Blue Origin launches, the vehicle lifted off at Launch Site One, a private ranch in rural West Texas more than 140 miles east of El Paso.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But Machold insists that homeland security also became a bundle of assumptions and methods that could be exported.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Vatican Pool/Getty Images Argentina's president sent profound condolences to the family of Pope Francis and to all Catholics in a message posted to X from the pontiff's homeland.
    Carrie Kahn, NPR, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The church as a refuge Since 2022, more than 200,000 asylum seekers arrived to New York City, some arriving by bus as Republican states sought to overwhelm the city’s sanctuary status.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • International students have countered, filing lawsuits in states such as Wisconsin, Montana and New Hampshire and have secured temporary restraining orders that bar them, for now, from being deported from the country.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2025

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“Country.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/country. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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