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 country |
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[ noun ] (government,geography) the territory occupied by a nation |
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state
land
nation
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"he returned to the land of his birth"
"he visited several European countries"
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administrative_district
Cuba
Soviet_Union
Australia
fatherland
Iceland
European_country
Philippines
Dominican_Republic
Turkey
Indonesia
kingdom
Nauru
Comoros
Sri_Lanka
Burkina_Faso
Grenada
Haiti
east_timor
Maldives
Jamaica
African_country
Barbados
Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines
Trinidad_and_Tobago
Asian_country
buffer_state
Samoa
Dominica
Cyprus
democratic_republic_of_sao_tome_and_principe
Papua_New_Guinea
Bahamas
sultanate
Fiji
Israel
North_American_country
South_American_country
Tonga
Malta
Mauritius
New_Zealand
Vanuatu
Saint_Christopher-Nevis
Saint_Lucia
Marshall_Islands
Tuvalu
Sao_Tome_e_Principe
Seychelles
Solomon_Islands
Kiribati
Russia
Ukraine
Turkmenistan
Cape_Verde
Antigua_and_Barbuda
rus
banana_republic
etruria
federated_states_of_micronesia
tax_haven
palau
state
department
domain
midland
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| 2. |
[ noun ] (politics,geography) a politically organized body of people under a single government |
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state
nation
commonwealth
land
body_politic
res_publica
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"the state has elected a new president"
"African nations"
"students who had come to the nation's capitol"
"the country's largest manufacturer"
"an industrialized land"
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political_unit
world_power
ally
Reich
dominion
renegade_state
sea_power
city_state
suzerain
estate
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| 3. |
[ noun ] the people who live in a nation or country |
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nation
a_people
land
nationality
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"a statement that sums up the nation's mood"
"the news was announced to the nation"
"the whole country worshipped him"
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people
Swiss
French
English
British
Irish
Spanish
dutch
national
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| 4. |
[ noun ] a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) |
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area
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"it was a mountainous area"
"Bible country"
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region
center
corner
scene
space
section
block
safety
haunt
resort
bedground
danger
no-man's-land
shrubbery
open
hearth
no-go_area
rain_shadow
bermuda_triangle
anchorage
free_port
retreat
hunting_ground
section
quadrant
quadrant
corner
winner's_circle
Saxony
tank_farm
staging_area
disaster_area
broadcast_area
arena
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| 5. |
[ noun ] (geography) an area outside of cities and towns |
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rural_area
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"his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"
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urban_area
geographical_area
backwoods
countryside
farmland
wold
weald
scrubland
pasture
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| 6. |
[ adjective ] rough and uncouth |
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country-bred
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"a country boy"
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rural
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[ adjective ] (agriculture) typical of the country |
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country-style
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"country-style sausage"
"country music"
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rural
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[ adjective ] (of music) characteristic of rural life |
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folk
western
hillbilly
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nonclassical
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countryman
contrary
Condry
counter
Condrey
contrarily
Contreras
Condra
condor
Conder
contrasty
contriver
countertop
contrarian
connatural
control
Condron
counteract
counterspy
contrite
contrast
contrail
contract
contour
contort
contrive
contritely
contractor
controller
contrived
contralto
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