country
noun
a state or nation.
countries
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pluralof country.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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One estimate made by a consulting firm for the University of the West Indies said the U.K. owed $24 trillion in damages to a group of 14 Caribbean countries for slavery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
While officially there is no link between them, authorities from various countries will be co-operating to assess whether this was a co-ordinated attack, designed to disrupt airspace.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Washington announced Monday that from January 1 South Africa and Rwanda would be removed from the Africa-US trade preference programme granted to several countries.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
In 2023, the African Union, which brings together 55 countries, endorsed this position.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Was she not supposed to know that the Sterlings owned a lake bigger than some countries?
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
