Country and Local

Country

Country adjective - Of, relating to, associated with, or typical of open areas with few buildings or people.

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Local and country are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Local" instead an adjective "Country".

Nearby Word: countryside

Local adjective - Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood.

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Country and local are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Country" instead an adjective "Local".

Nearby Words: location, locality, locale, localize, localised

particular	particular country	particular local
certain	certain country	certain local
real	real country	real local
huge	huge country	huge local
Other adjectives: new, former, different.

Atelia is a very disunited country and the local leaders have problems convincing the populace to rebel against the Fahrong occupation.

Source: Genghis Gambit
Contrast Foreign Correspondent, when someone from "our country" goes to "their country" and interacts with the local people, getting involved in their issues and struggles.

Source: Exotic Backdrop Setting
Common Tongue: Regardless of the country, all the cop cars have POLICE emblazoned on the sides instead of the local equivalent.

Source: Western Animation / Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?

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Country & Local. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/country/local>.

Local or Country. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/country/local.

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