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| Shopping | The largest selection of COUNTRY products: USA, UK, Canada, Deutschland, France. |
| TV Shop | As seen on TV: beauty, diets, exercise, household, kitchen, personal, vitamins, and other popular TV-products. |
| NOUN | 1 | country, state, land | The territory occupied by a nation |
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| 2 | country, state, nation, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic | A politically organized body of people under a single government | |
| 3 | country, nation, land | The people who live in a nation or country | |
| 4 | country, rural area | An area outside of cities and towns | |
| 5 | country, area | A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) |
| Sounds | kah'ntriy |
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| Rhymes | accusatory, actuary, adversary, and 424 more rhymes in riy... |
| Meaning | A politically organized body of people under a single government. |
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| Examples | "the country's largest manufacturer" |
| Synonyms | state, nation, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic |
| Parts | estate, estate of the realm |
| Broader | political unit, political entity |
| Narrower | commonwealth country; developing country; Dominion; foreign country; Reich; rogue state, renegade state, rogue nation; suzerain; sea power; world power, major power, great power, power, superpower; city state, city-state; ally |
| Instances | Eelam, Tamil Eelam |
| Meaning | The people who live in a nation or country. |
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| Examples | "the whole country worshipped him" |
| Synonyms | nation, land |
| Members | national, subject |
| Broader | people |
| Narrower | Dutch, Dutch people; British, British people, Brits; English, English people; Irish, Irish people; French, French people; Spanish, Spanish people; Swiss, Swiss people |
| Meaning | An area outside of cities and towns. |
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| Examples | "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country" |
| Synonyms | rural area |
| Contrary | urban area, populated area |
| Parts | pasture, pastureland, grazing land, lea, ley |
| Broader | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region |
| Narrower | backwoods, back country, boondocks, hinterland; farmland, farming area; countryside; scrubland; weald; wold |
| Adjectives | rural |
| Meaning | 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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| Examples | "Bible country" |
| Synonyms | area |
| Broader | region |
| Narrower | arena; bed ground, bed-ground, bedground; broadcast area; center, centre, middle, heart, eye; corner; corner; disaster area; haunt, hangout, resort, repair, stamping ground; hearth, fireside; hunting ground; no-go area; no man's land; quadrant; quadrant; rain shadow; staging area; open, clear; free port, free zone; anchorage, anchorage ground; resort area, playground, vacation spot; block, city block; retreat; safety, refuge; danger; scene; section; shrubbery; space; tank farm; winner's circle |
| Instances | Bermuda Triangle |
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