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Synonyms and antonyms of Relating to countries or regions of the world in American Thesaurus

Relating to countries or regions of the world

abroad (adverb)

in or to a foreign country

American (adjective)

relating to North America, South America, or the Caribbean

Anglo-American (adjective)

relating to the U.S. and the U.K.

anglophone (adjective)

an anglophone country is one where English is spoken as one of the main languages

Anglo-Saxon (adjective)

mainly journalism relating to the U.S. and the U.K., rather than the countries of Europe

Anglo-Saxon (adjective)

relating to white English-speaking people in the U.S., especially people whose families originally came from the U.K. or northern Europe

Arctic (adjective)

relating to the Arctic

Baltic (adjective)

relating to the Baltic Sea in northern Europe and to the countries in this region

bicoastal (adjective)

American relating to both the east and west coasts of the U.S.

coast-to-coast (adjective)

from one coast of a country to another

continental (adjective)

relating to or belonging to any of the Earth’s continents

continental (adjective)

forming a continent, and not including any islands off its coast

continental (adjective)

British relating to or belonging to Europe, especially Western Europe, not including the U.K. or Ireland

continental (adjective)

typical of the warmer countries in central and southern Europe

Cornish (adjective)

from or relating to Cornwall, an area in the extreme southwest of England

cosmopolitan (adjective)

used about a place where people from many different countries and cultures live

countrywide (adjective)

in all parts of a country

cross-country (adjective)

from one side of a country to the other

developed (adjective)

economics a developed country, region, or economy has a lot of industries and business activity

developing (adjective)

a developing country is poor and does not have many industries

domestic (adjective)

relating to the country being talked about, and not other countries

domestically (adverb)

relating to the country being talked about, not other countries

downstate (adjective)

American toward or in the southern part of a state

down under (adverb)

informal to or in Australia or New Zealand

eastern (adjective)

in or from the east of a country or place

Eurasian (adjective)

relating to both Europe and Asia

external (adjective)

involving countries other than your own

geographical (adjective)

relating to an area or place, or to its geography

high (adjective)

a high latitude is an area of the Earth that is a long way north or south of the equator

Highland (adjective)

relating to the Scottish Highlands

industrial (adjective)

used about countries or areas with many industries

intercontinental (adjective)

going between continents (=main divisions of the world such as Europe or Asia), or happening between people who are on different continents

international (adjective)

involving several countries, or existing between countries

internationally (adverb)

in several or many countries

interstate (adjective)

existing or taking place between states, especially between the states in the U.S. or Australia

interstate (adverb)

Australian from, to, or in other states of Australia

intrastate (adjective)

American existing or happening within one state, especially in the U.S.

Latin American (adjective)

relating to Mexico, Central America, or South America or their cultures

lusophone (adjective)

formal speaking Portuguese as the main language

mandated (adjective)

a mandated country or region is ruled by another country that has been given the authority to do this

mid-Atlantic (adjective)

mixing British and American features, especially words and ways of speaking

Moorish (adjective)

relating to the Moors, or in the style of the Moors

national (adjective)

relating to one particular nation and not including other nations

national (adjective)

relating to the whole of a nation and not just a part of it

nationally (adverb)

relating to a whole nation, not just part of it

nationally (adverb)

relating to one country but not other countries

nationwide (adjective)

in all parts of a country

northern (adjective)

in or from the north of a country

occidental (adjective)

formal coming from or relating to the western part of the world

oriental (adjective)

from or connected with eastern Asia, especially China and Japan

overseas (adverb)

to or in a country across the ocean

polar (adjective)

coming from or relating to an area near the North Pole or the South Pole

postindustrial (adjective)

relating to societies or economies that had a lot of industry in the past but now depend on other types of work

regional (adjective)

relating to or typical of a particular area of a country or the world

Soviet (adjective)

from or relating to the U.S.S.R. when it existed in the past

statewide (adjective)

American affecting or involving the whole of a U.S. state

subarctic (adjective)

relating to the very cold parts of the world just south of the Arctic Circle

sub-Saharan (adjective)

in the part of Africa that is south of the Sahara Desert

subtropical (adjective)

from or relating to the warm parts of the world just north and south of the tropics

temperate (adjective)

a temperate climate or region is never extremely hot or extremely cold

territorial (adjective)

relating to the land of a particular country

Third World (adjective)

old-fashioned Third World countries are poor and do not have much industrial development. People now prefer to use the word developing.

transatlantic (adjective)

between countries on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean

transatlantic (adjective)

on the opposite side of the Atlantic Ocean

transpolar (adjective)

across the North or South Pole

tristate (adjective)

American related to three states near each other

tropic (adjective)

mainly literary tropical

tropical (adjective)

in or from the hottest parts of the world

tropical (adjective)

used about parts of countries that are in the tropics

uncivilized (adjective)

old-fashioned used for describing a place or community that does not have advanced culture or technology. This word is now considered offensive.

underdeveloped (adjective)

economics an underdeveloped country or region is poor and does not have modern industries or advanced technology. Many people consider this to be an offensive word, and prefer to use the word developing.

unindustrialised (adjective)

a British spelling of unindustrialized

up (adjective)

in or toward the north of a region or country

upstate (adjective)

in the northern part of a state in the U.S.

volatile (adjective)

a volatile region or country is a place where violence is likely to develop suddenly

western (adjective)

in or from the western part of the world, especially Europe and North America

westernized (adjective)

influenced by American or Western European culture, technology, or values