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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
Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
How centuries-old bones from a foreign country ended up beneath a residential home in South Carolina remains unclear, but officials are now working to determine exactly where the remains came from.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
When asked about cross-border collaboration, Weiss pointed to Europe’s model of routine multi-country co-productions.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Dickerson and her cross country athletes were just one group of volunteers that participated in IUN’s annual day of service Friday.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
How centuries-old bones from a foreign country ended up beneath a residential home in South Carolina remains unclear, but officials are now working to determine exactly where the remains came from.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
The president, meanwhile, is on a multi-country trip in Asia and isn't scheduled to return until Thursday.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
When asked about cross-border collaboration, Weiss pointed to Europe’s model of routine multi-country co-productions.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for country
Noun
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Since then, more than 1,000 of these home kitchens have opened across California, operating under a growing but still patchwork system.—
Itay Hod,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Aquarius January 20 – February 18 Aquarius, your reinvention asks for home adjustments.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Apr. 2026
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Some were draped in ivy, others adorned with pink blossoms, but none are forgotten by nature’s touch—each brought to life by the intricate details that transport you into a postcard of the Italian countryside.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, niche perfume brand Maison Louis Marie offers several scent options, including Bois de Balincourt (an intoxicating woody scent), inspired by the founder’s ancestral French countryside home.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2026
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Coordinator Luis Cortez says Brazil's program holds unique advantages unmatched by other nations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Brilliant, strong, visionary, a far different approach to governing as that nation’s first woman leader.—
Kevin Powell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Organizers said two-thirds of the participants who signed up lived outside big cities, a 40% increase over last time in those from suburban, small town and rural addresses.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Support was markedly lower in more rural areas than in central El Cajon, whose voters overwhelmingly backed the measure.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The secret ingredient in their chili is Greek spices and is an ode to the immigrants’ homeland.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
27 Mar. 2026
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Gallego was referring to Stephen Miller, the White House homeland-security adviser.—
Nick Miroff,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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So the weight of the state was on again their shoulders when the women’s team started off against Notre Dame Sunday in Fort Worth, Texas, and the men’s took the floor in the nation’s capital against Duke.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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Could Iran end up like Libya, where a NATO air campaign in 2011 helped topple a decades-old dictatorship, but paved the way for the disintegration of the Libyan state into a thicket of rival factions and warring militias?—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Country.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/country. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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