country - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the people who live in a nation or country

Synonyms

• country
• land
• nation

More generic

• people

More specific

• British
• British people
• Brits
• Dutch
• Dutch people
• English
• English people
• French
• French people
• Irish
• Irish people
• Spanish
• Spanish people
• Swiss
• Swiss people

Related

• national
• subject

Noun

a politically organized body of people under a single government

Synonyms

• body politic
• commonwealth
• country
• land
• nation
• res publica
• state

More generic

• political entity
• political unit

More specific

• Dominion
• Reich
• ally
• city state
• city-state
• commonwealth country
• developing country
• foreign country
• great power
• major power
• power
• renegade state
• rogue nation
• rogue state
• sea power
• superpower
• suzerain
• world power

Related

• estate
• estate of the realm
• the three estates

Noun

a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

Synonyms

• area
• country

More generic

• region

More specific

• anchorage
• anchorage ground
• arena
• bed ground
• bed-ground
• bedground
• block
• broadcast area
• center
• centre
• city block
• clear
• corner
• danger
• disaster area
• eye
• fireside
• free port
• free zone
• hangout
• haunt
• heart
• hearth
• high country
• hunting ground
• middle
• neighborhood
• no man's land
• no-go area
• open
• playground
• quadrant
• rain shadow
• refuge
• repair
• resort
• resort area
• retreat
• safety
• scene
• section
• shrubbery
• space
• staging area
• stamping ground
• tank farm
• trouble spot
• vacation spot
• winner's circle

Noun

the territory occupied by a nation

Synonyms

• country
• land
• state

More generic

• administrative district
• administrative division
• territorial division

More specific

• African country
• African nation
• Asian country
• Asian nation
• European country
• European nation
• North American country
• North American nation
• South American country
• South American nation
• banana republic
• buffer country
• buffer state
• country of origin
• fatherland
• homeland
• kingdom
• mother country
• motherland
• native land
• sultanate
• tax haven

Related

• demesne
• domain
• land
• midland

Related

• department
• province
• state

Noun

an area outside of cities and towns

Synonyms

• country
• rural area

More generic

• geographic area
• geographic region
• geographical area
• geographical region

More specific

• back country
• backwoods
• boondocks
• countryside
• farming area
• farmland
• hinterland
• scrubland
• weald
• wold

Related

• grazing land
• lea
• ley
• pasture
• pastureland

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