COUNTRIES Synonyms
There are 25 hypernyms of the word countries. (close relations)
Definition of COUNTRIES
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cities | nounn | |||||||
noun • a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts • an incorporated administrative district established by state charter • people living in a large densely populated municipality | ||||||||
colonies | nounn | |||||||
noun • a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government • one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States • a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together • a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated • a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country • (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell | ||||||||
commonwealths | nounn | |||||||
noun • the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico) • a politically organized body of people under a single government • a world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another • a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them | ||||||||
districts | nounn | |||||||
noun • a region marked off for administrative or other purposes verb • regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns | ||||||||
domains | nounn | |||||||
noun • a particular environment or walk of life • territory over which rule or control is exercised • (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined • people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest • the content of a particular field of knowledge | ||||||||
dominions | nounn | |||||||
noun • one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth • dominance or power through legal authority • a region marked off for administrative or other purposes | ||||||||
empires | nounn | |||||||
noun • an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple • the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised • a group of countries under a single authority • a monarchy with an emperor as head of state • a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization | ||||||||
lands | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991) • the land on which real estate is located • material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) • territory over which rule or control is exercised • the solid part of the earth's surface • the territory occupied by a nation • a domain in which something is dominant • extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use • the people who live in a nation or country • a politically organized body of people under a single government • agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life verb • reach or come to rest • cause to come to the ground • bring into a different state • bring ashore • deliver (a blow) • arrive on shore • shoot at and force to come down | ||||||||
nations | nounn | |||||||
noun • a politically organized body of people under a single government • United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911) • the people who live in a nation or country • a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes) | ||||||||
places | nounn | |||||||
noun • a point located with respect to surface features of some region • any area set aside for a particular purpose • an abstract mental location • a general vicinity • the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another • a particular situation • where you live at a particular time • a job in an organization • the particular portion of space occupied by something • proper or designated social situation • a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane) • the passage that is being read • proper or appropriate position or location • a public square with room for pedestrians • an item on a list or in a sequence • a blank area verb • put into a certain place or abstract location • place somebody in a particular situation or location • assign a rank or rating to • assign a location to • to arrange for • take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal • intend (something) to move towards a certain goal • recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something • assign to (a job or a home) • locate • estimate • identify the location or place of • make an investment • assign to a station • finish second or better in a horse or dog race • sing a note with the correct pitch | ||||||||
principalities | nounn | |||||||
noun • territory ruled by a prince | ||||||||
provinces | nounn | |||||||
noun • the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation • the proper sphere or extent of your activities | ||||||||
realms | nounn | |||||||
noun • a domain in which something is dominant • the domain ruled by a king or queen • a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about | ||||||||
regions | nounn | |||||||
noun • the extended spatial location of something • a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve • a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth • the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of') • a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about | ||||||||
republics | nounn | |||||||
noun • a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them • a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch | ||||||||
states | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies • the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation • the way something is with respect to its main attributes • the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state • a politically organized body of people under a single government • (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container) • a state of depression or agitation • the territory occupied by a nation verb • express in words • put before • indicate through a symbol, formula, etc. | ||||||||
territories | nounn | |||||||
noun • a region marked off for administrative or other purposes • an area of knowledge or interest • the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state | ||||||||
land | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991) • the land on which real estate is located • material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) • territory over which rule or control is exercised • the solid part of the earth's surface • the territory occupied by a nation • a domain in which something is dominant • extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use • the people who live in a nation or country • a politically organized body of people under a single government • agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life verb • reach or come to rest • cause to come to the ground • bring into a different state • bring ashore • deliver (a blow) • arrive on shore • shoot at and force to come down | ||||||||
nation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a politically organized body of people under a single government • United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911) • the people who live in a nation or country • a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes) | ||||||||
state | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies • the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation • the way something is with respect to its main attributes • the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state • a politically organized body of people under a single government • (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container) • a state of depression or agitation • the territory occupied by a nation verb • express in words • put before • indicate through a symbol, formula, etc. | ||||||||