| Main Entry: | terrain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | landscape |
Synonyms: |
area, bailiwick, contour, country, domain, dominion, field, form, ground, land, profile, province, region, shape, soil, sphere, territory, topography, turf |
Antonyms: |
sky |
| Main Entry: | confines |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boundaries |
Synonyms: |
borders, bounds, circumference, compass, country, dimension, edge, end, environs, extent, limits, orbit, periphery, precinct, proportions, purlieus, purview, radius, range, reach, region, scope, sweep, term, terrain, territory |
Antonyms: |
open |
| Main Entry: | country |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | political territory; nation |
Synonyms: |
citizenry, citizens, commonwealth, community, constituents, electors, grass roots, homeland, inhabitants, kingdom, land, native land, patria, people, polity, populace, public, realm, region, society, soil, sovereign state, state, terrain, voters |
| Notes: | country really refers to geographical characteristics while nation refers to political and social characteristics; country comes from Latin contrata (terra) 'the landscape in front of one, the landscape lying opposite to the view' and nation is from Latin nation-/natio 'race, class of person' a nation is made up of states - and a country is a nation defined geographically |
| Main Entry: | countryside |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | non-city environment |
Synonyms: |
back roads, boonies, country, environment, land, landscape, non-urban area, scenery, setting, sticks, surroundings, terrain |
| Main Entry: | domain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of expertise, rule |
Synonyms: |
authority, bailiwick, concern, demesne, department, discipline, district, dominion, empire, estate, field, home park, jurisdiction, land, neck of the woods, occupation, orbit*, power, province, quarter, realm, region, scope, slot, specialty, sphere, stomping grounds, terrain, territory, turf, walk, wing |
| Main Entry: | dominion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of rule; authority |
Synonyms: |
ascendancy, authorization, bailiwick, command, commission, control, country, demesne, district, domain, dominance, domination, empire, enclave, field, government, jurisdiction, management, power, preeminence, prepotence, prepotency, prerogative, privilege, property, province, realm, regency, regiment, regimentation, region, reign, rule, seniority, sovereignty, sphere, state, stomping grounds, supremacy, sway, terrain, territory, turf, walk |
Antonyms: |
outside |
| Main Entry: | earth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ground, soil |
Synonyms: |
alluvium, clay, clod, coast, compost, deposit, dirt, dry land, dust, fill, glebe, gravel, humus, land, loam, marl, mold, muck, mud, peat moss, sand, shore, sod, subsoil, surface, terra firma, terrain, terrane, topsoil, turf |
| Main Entry: | environment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | surroundings, atmosphere |
Synonyms: |
ambiance, aura, backdrop, background, circumstances, climate, conditions, context, domain, element, encompassment, entourage, habitat, hood, jungle*, locale, medium, milieu, neck of the woods, neighborhood, purlieus, scene, scenery, setting, situation, status, stomping ground, surroundings, terrain, territory, turf, zoo |
| Main Entry: | field |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | open land that can be cultivated |
Synonyms: |
acreage, cropland, enclosure, farmland, garden, glebe, grassland, green, ground, lea, mead, meadow, moorland, pasture, patch, plot, ranchland, range, terrain, territory, tillage, tract, vineyard |
| Main Entry: | field |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sphere of influence, activity, interest, study |
Synonyms: |
area, avocation, bailiwick, bounds, calling, champaign, circle, compass, confines, cup of tea, demesne, department, discipline, domain, dominion, environment, job, jurisdiction, limits, line, long suit, margin, métier, occupation, orbit, precinct, province, purview, racket, range, reach, region, scope, speciality, specialty, sweep, terrain, territory, thing, vocation, walk, weakness, work |