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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
Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Either a large, coordinated group and/or a country is involved.
—Pete Gannon, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
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
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Noun
Both countries are isolated by sanctions imposed by the West.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Either a large, coordinated group and/or a country is involved.
—Pete Gannon, Axios, 11 Mar. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for country
Noun
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As the temperature outside warms, spring cleaning and significant home repairs may lead to thoughts of selling your home.—
Archway Homes,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2025
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Column One Column One is The Times’ home for narrative and long-form journalism.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Otherwise, there is not a great deal for miles around other than fields and countryside, cattle and birdsong and the occasional row of thatched cottages.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Radwan Alo fled his home in the countryside outside Qardaha, the hometown of the Assad family, and crossed the river into Lebanon.—
Hogir Abdo,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Especially for nations that might otherwise have been forgotten, globally.—
Nick Miller,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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Would such a nation be more prone to having its AGI be competitive with other AGIs or be cooperative?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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He’s got some farm-boy roots to his name Maroney was born in New York City but raised in rural Leicester, Vermont, where his parents—art dealer James Maroney and paintings conservator Suki Fredericks—opened the 750-acre, all-organic Oliver Hill Farm in 1990.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) awards money to low-income and rural school districts.—
Jonaki Mehta,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu work to expel Gazans from their homeland, Israel continues to imprison thousands of Palestinians — many of whom, like Khalil, have not been charged with a crime.—
Adam Jaffe,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2025
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These spaces operate similar to Western coffee shops, but with longer hours, beans imported from homeland farms, and cultural coffee practices built into the operations.—
Hira Qureshi,
Bon Appétit,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The group has worked on federal and state projects used by millions of Americans.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2025
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The first was an impossibility in her weakened state.—
Cassidy Randall,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Country.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/country. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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