noun
1 area of land with its own government
ADJECTIVE
▪ beautiful , fascinating , great
▪
this great ~ of ours
▪ hot , tropical
▪ cold
▪ landlocked
▪ different , foreign , overseas , strange
▪
It's difficult to live in a foreign ~ when you don't speak the language.
▪
students from overseas countries
▪
What must it be like, to grow old in a strange ~?
▪ home , native , own
▪ adopted
▪
Many servicemen gave their lives for their adopted ~.
▪ host
▪
The refugees do jobs that workers in the host ~ refuse to do.
▪ neighbouring/neighboring
▪ distant , far , faraway
▪ independent , sovereign ( esp. AmE )
▪ occupied
▪ free
▪
‘It's a free ~!’ he shouted. ‘I can do what I like!’
▪ enemy , friendly
▪ neutral , non-aligned ( esp. BrE )
▪ war-ravaged , war-torn
▪ African , Arab , etc.
▪ Eastern , Western , etc.
▪ English-speaking , francophone , etc.
▪ EU , NATO , etc.
▪ member , non-member
▪
OECD member countries
▪ developed , industrial , industrialized
▪ developing , Third-World , underdeveloped
▪ advanced
▪
economically advanced countries
▪ impoverished , low-income , poor
▪ middle-income
▪ affluent , high-income , rich , wealthy
▪ densely populated , populous
▪ capitalist , communist , democratic , socialist
▪ Catholic , Islamic , etc.
▪ oil-exporting , oil-producing , oil-rich
VERB + COUNTRY
▪ govern , rule , run
▪
The ~ was ruled by a brutal dictatorship.
▪
the politicians who run the ~
▪ lead
▪
He accused the government of leading the ~ to disaster.
▪ attack , conquer , invade , occupy
▪ defend , protect
▪
We must remember those who died defending their ~.
▪ serve
▪
I'm proud to serve my ~.
▪ liberate , save
▪
a commander who saved his ~ from invasion
▪ divide , polarize , split
▪
The issue of the single currency has divided the ~.
▪ unite
▪ destabilize , destroy , devastate , ravage
▪
Years of civil war had ravaged the ~.
▪ rebuild
▪ democratize , modernize , pacify , stabilize
▪ flee , leave
▪
The former president has been forced to flee the ~.
▪ enter
▪
new restrictions on goods entering the ~
▪ love
▪
He loved his ~ deeply.
▪ betray
▪ play for , represent
▪
She represented her ~ at the Beijing Olympics.
▪ tour , travel , visit
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He plans to travel the ~ by motorcycle.
COUNTRY + VERB
▪ border sth
▪
countries bordering the Black Sea
▪ produce sth
▪ export sth , import sth
▪
The ~ exports around 80% of its output.
▪ agree sth , ratify sth , sign sth
▪
The two countries signed a basic treaty of cooperation.
▪ compete , participate
▪
Over 30 countries participated in the Games.
▪ need sth
▪
Our ~ needs a leader like her.
▪ face sth , struggle (with sth) , suffer (from sth)
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The ~ is suffering from rising unemployment.
PREPOSITION
▪ across a/the ~
▪
They drove across the ~.
▪ all over a/the ~
▪
They are holding special events all over the ~.
▪ around a/the ~ , round a/the ~ ( esp. BrE )
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This is just one of 33 sites around the ~.
▪ in a/the ~
▪
people who live in this ~
▪ throughout a/the ~
▪
New schools are being built throughout the ~.
PHRASES
▪ countries around the globe , countries around the world
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We operate in ten countries around the globe.
▪ ~ of (sb's) birth , ~ of origin
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the ~ of his birth
▪
He cannot be deported to his ~ of origin.
▪ in this ~ and abroad
▪
The play has been enjoyed by audiences in this ~ and abroad for many years.
▪ a part of a ~
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There will be rain in many parts of the ~ tomorrow.
▪ the ~ as a whole
▪
The rich benefited from the reforms, not the ~ as a whole.
2 area of land with particular features
ADJECTIVE
▪ desert , hill , hilly , mountain , mountainous , open
▪
The town is surrounded by miles and miles of open ~.
▪ rough , wild
▪ farming , wine
▪
This part of Africa is rich farming ~.
▪ hunting , walking (both esp. BrE )
▪
superb walking ~
… OF COUNTRY
▪ stretch , tract
▪
a beautiful stretch of ~
▪
Whole tracts of ~, once fertile, have become arid.
3 land away from towns/cities
COUNTRY + NOUN
▪ life
▪ air
▪ lane , road
▪ area , district (both esp. BrE )
▪ town , village ( esp. BrE )
▪ cottage , estate , home , house ( esp. BrE ), manor , mansion , residence ( esp. BrE ), retreat , seat ( BrE )
▪ inn , pub ( BrE )
▪ park ( BrE )
▪ fair
▪ walk ( esp. BrE )
▪ boy , girl
▪ gentleman , squire ( esp. BrE )
▪ bumpkin , dweller , folk , people
PREPOSITION
▪ across ~
▪
They rode across ~.
▪ in the ~
▪
She lives in the ~.