Collocations for country - noun

beautiful, fascinating, great
this great country of ours

hot, tropical
cold
landlocked
different, foreign, overseas, strange
It's difficult to live in a foreign country when you don't speak the language.
students from overseas countries
What must it be like, to grow old in a strange country?

home, native, own
adopted
Many servicemen gave their lives for their adopted country.

host
The refugees do jobs that workers in the host country refuse to do.

neighbouring/neighboring
distant, far, faraway
independent, sovereign (esp. AmE)
occupied
free
‘It's a free country!’ 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

govern, rule, run
The country was ruled by a brutal dictatorship.
the politicians who run the country

lead
He accused the government of leading the country to disaster.

attack, conquer, invade, occupy
defend, protect
We must remember those who died defending their country.

serve
I'm proud to serve my country.

liberate, save
a commander who saved his country from invasion

divide, polarize, split
The issue of the single currency has divided the country.

unite
destabilize, destroy, devastate, ravage
Years of civil war had ravaged the country.

rebuild
democratize, modernize, pacify, stabilize
flee, leave
The former president has been forced to flee the country.

enter
new restrictions on goods entering the country

love
He loved his country deeply.

betray
play for, represent
She represented her country at the Beijing Olympics.

tour, travel, visit
He plans to travel the country by motorcycle.

border sth
countries bordering the Black Sea

produce sth
export sth, import sth
The country 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 country needs a leader like her.

face sth, struggle (with sth), suffer (from sth)
The country is suffering from rising unemployment.

across a/the country
They drove across the country.

all over a/the country
They are holding special events all over the country.

around a/the country, round a/the country (esp. BrE)
This is just one of 33 sites around the country.

in a/the country
people who live in this country

throughout a/the country
New schools are being built throughout the country.

countries around the globe, countries around the world
We operate in ten countries around the globe.

country of (sb's) birth, country of origin
the country of his birth
He cannot be deported to his country of origin.

in this country and abroad
The play has been enjoyed by audiences in this country and abroad for many years.

a part of a country
There will be rain in many parts of the country tomorrow.

the country as a whole
The rich benefited from the reforms, not the country as a whole.

desert, hill, hilly, mountain, mountainous, open
The town is surrounded by miles and miles of open country.

rough, wild
farming, wine
This part of Africa is rich farming country.

hunting, walking (both esp. BrE)
superb walking country

stretch, tract
a beautiful stretch of country
Whole tracts of country, once fertile, have become arid.

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

across country
They rode across country.

in the country
She lives in the country.