country
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(satellite adjective) (of music) characteristic of rural life |
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Synonyms: folk, hillbilly, western |
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(satellite adjective) rough and uncouth; "a country boy" |
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Synonyms: country-bred |
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(noun) the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" |
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Synonyms: land, nation, state |
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Related Words: African country, African nation, Antigua and Barbuda, Asian country, Asian nation, Australia, Bahama Islands, Bahamas, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ceylon, Commonwealth of Australia, Comoros, Cuba, Cyprus, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Dutch East Indies, European country, European nation, Fiji, Friendly Islands, Grenada, Haiti, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Kiribati, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Nauru, New Hebrides, New Zealand, North American country, North American nation, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of the Philippines, Russia, Saint Christopher-Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Samoa i Sisifo, Sao Thome e Principe, Sao Tome e Principe, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, South American country, South American nation, Soviet Union, Sri Lanka, St. Christopher-Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Thomas and Principe, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmen, Turkmenia, Turkmenistan, Turkomen, Tuvalu, USSR, Ukraine, Ukrayina, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Vanuatu, Western Samoa, Yisrael, Zion, administrative district, administrative division, buffer country, buffer state, country of origin, fatherland, homeland, kingdom, mother country, motherland, native land, territorial division |
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(noun) an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country" |
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Synonyms: rural area |
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Related Words: back country, backwoods, boondocks, countryside, farming area, farmland, geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, hinterland, scrubland, weald, wold |
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(satellite adjective) typical of the country; "country-style sausage"; "country music" |
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Synonyms: country-style |
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(noun) a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" |
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Synonyms: area |
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Related Words: Sachsen, Saxe, Saxony, anchorage, anchorage ground, arena, bedground, block, broadcast area, center, centre, city block, clear, corner, danger, disaster area, eye, fireside, free port, free zone, hangout, haunt, heart, hearth, holiday resort, hunting ground, middle, no man's land, no-man's-land, open, plane section, playground, quadrant, refuge, region, repair, resort, retreat, safety, scene, section, shrubbery, space, staging area, stamping ground, vacation spot, winner's circle |
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(noun) a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president" |
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Synonyms: body politic, commonwealth, land, nation, res publica, state |
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Related Words: Reich, ally, city state, great power, major power, political unit, power, sea power, superpower, suzerain, world power |
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(noun) the people of a nation or country or a community of persons bound by a common heritage; "a nation of Catholics"; "the whole country worshipped him" |
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Synonyms: a people, land, nation, nationality |
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Related Words: British, British people, Brits, English, English people, French, French people, Irish, Irish people, Spanish, Spanish people, Swiss, Swiss people, people, the British, the English, the French, the Irish, the Swiss |
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