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 US and the UK
anglophone
adjective
an anglophone country is one where English is spoken as one of the main languages
Anglo-Saxon
adjective
relating to the US and the UK, rather than the countries of Europe
Anglo-Saxon
adjective
relating to white English-speaking people in the US, especially people whose families originally came from the UK 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
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
relating to or belonging to Europe, especially Western Europe, not including the UK 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, adverb
in all parts of a country
cross-country
adjective
from one side of a country to the other
developed
adjective
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
down under
adverb
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
industrialised
a British spelling of industrialized
industrialized
adjective
an industrialized country or society has a lot of industry
intercontinental
adjective
going between continents (=main divisions of the world such as Europe or Asia), or happening between people who are in 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 US or Australia
interstate
adverb
from, to, or in other states of Australia
intrastate
adjective
existing or happening within one state, especially in the US
Latin American
adjective
relating to Mexico, Central America, or South America or their cultures
lusophone
adjective
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
MECD
noun
more economically developed country: a country that is fairly rich and has a lot of industrial development
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, adverb
in all parts of a country
NIC
noun
newly industrialized country: a country that has recently achieved a lot of industrial development, for example Malaysia
northern
adjective
in or from the north of a country
occidental
adjective
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 sea
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
semitropical
adjective
subtropical
Soviet
adjective
from or relating to the ussr when it existed in the past
statewide
adjective, adverb
affecting or involving the whole of a US 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
Third World countries are poor and do not have much industrial development. People now prefer to use the word developing.
Third World
adjective
relating to developing countries
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
related to three states near each other
tropic
adjective
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
used for describing a place or community that does not have advanced culture or technology. This word is now considered offensive.
underdeveloped
adjective
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.
undeveloped
adjective
an undeveloped country is poor and does not have modern industries or advanced technology
unindustrialised
adjective
a British spelling of unindustrialized
unindustrialized
adjective
an unindustrialized country has little or no industry
unoccupied
adjective
an unoccupied country or region does not have an enemy’s army living in it and controlling it
up
adjective, adverb, preposition
in or towards the north of a region or country
upstate
adjective
in the northern part of a state in the US
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
world
noun
involving or affecting all countries
down south
to or in the south of England