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country
noun [U] (PARTICULAR AREA) /ˈkʌn.tri/Definition
(Definition of country noun (PARTICULAR AREA) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Geography: areas of land in general
Synonyms and related words:
- area noun (PLACE)
- circuit noun (VISITS)
- dry land noun
- enclosure noun (SURROUNDED)
- inland adjective
- interior noun
- lot noun (LAND)
- patch noun (AREA)
- pocket noun (GROUP/AREA)
- pocket-handkerchief adjective 1
- pocket-handkerchief adjective 2
- reach noun (PART)
- region noun
- stretch noun (PART)
- swathe noun (AREA)
- sweep noun (MOVEMENT)
- terrain noun
- territory noun (AREA)
- tract noun (LAND)
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