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How to pronounce countries in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms land, state
Type of territorial division, administrative district, administrative division
Has types european nation, european country, buffer state, fatherland, motherland, homeland, mother country, country of origin, native land, north american country, kingdom, asian country, buffer country, south american country, south american nation, asian nation, african nation, tax haven, sultanate, banana republic, north american nation, african country
Type Words
Synonyms body politic, commonwealth, land, nation, res publica, state
Type of political entity, political unit
Has types world power, major power, foreign country, superpower, suzerain, city state, ally, city-state, renegade state, great power, commonwealth country, sea power, developing country, reich, dominion, power, rogue nation, rogue state


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


Bible country.
Type Words
Synonyms land, nation
Type of people
Has types spanish people, english, swiss, swiss people, dutch people, spanish, french, irish people, british people, brits, british, dutch, irish, french people, english people


the whole country worshipped him.
Type Words
Synonyms rural area
Type of geographic region, geographic area, geographical area, geographical region
Has types wold, farmland, boondocks, scrubland, weald, back country, farming area, hinterland, countryside, backwoods


his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country.

Examples of countries

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When prices of staple foods soar, poor countries and poor people bear the brunt.
From the newsweek.com
Consider a recent survey of 2,600 employees in 13 countries, conducted by Cisco.
From the forbes.com
Strictly speaking, they examined a grand total of nine countries, most European.
From the sacbee.com
Both said other countries should take on the task of aiding the rebels directly.
From the bloomberg.com
More than 110 countries have announced their recognition of a Palestinian state.
From the washingtontimes.com
More than half said that they might be forced to return to their home countries.
From the techcrunch.com
The new funding will be used to bring Bubble into new countries outside of Asia.
From the techcrunch.com
Anti-government protests have erupted in several Arab countries in recent weeks.
From the bostonherald.com
In the spring of 1973, the other countries of the world had reached their limit.
From the forbes.com
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  • State: a politically organized body of people under a single government; "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"
  • The territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"
  • Nation: the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"
  • An area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"
  • Area: 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"
  • A country is a geographical region considered to be the physical territory of a sovereign state, or of a smaller, or former, political division within a geographical region. Usually, but not always, a country coincides with a sovereign territory and is associated with a state, nation or government.
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