Synonyms and antonyms of Countries considered as a political or economic group in American Thesaurus

the Balkans ()

a group of countries in S.E. Europe, including Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Benelux ()

Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, considered as a group

bloc (noun)

a group of countries or people with the same political aims

the BRIC countries (noun)

Brazil, Russia, India, China and, since 2010, South Africa, thought of as a group of countries with economies that are growing quickly

the British Isles ()

the group of islands in western Europe that consists of Great Britain and Ireland, and some smaller islands near them

commonwealth (noun)

a group of countries that have the same political or economic interests

the MINT countries (noun)

Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey, thought of as a group of countries whose economies are growing quickly

the Pacific Rim (noun)

the countries of East Asia, considered as a political or economic group

S.A. (abbreviation)

South America

superstate (noun)

a group of independent countries with close political connections

the UAE ()

the United Arab Emirates: a group of seven states on the southern coast of the Persian Gulf

the U.K. ()

the United Kingdom

union (noun)

a group of states or countries that join together

union (noun)

a group of states or countries under the control of one government

the United Kingdom ()

England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, considered as a political unit

the U.S.S.R. ()

the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: the name of the group of states in Russia and Eastern Europe that formed a single country until 1991