country vs refuge

refuge vs country

country and refuge both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
country	Yes	No	No	No
refuge	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, refuge is a hyponym of country; that is, refuge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than country:

country: a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
refuge: a safe place

Other hyponyms of country include arena, high country, bed-ground, bed ground, bedground, broadcast area, center, centre, eye, heart, middle, corner, corner, disaster area, hangout, haunt, repair, resort, stamping ground, fireside, hearth, hunting ground, no-go area, no man's land, quadrant, quadrant, rain shadow, staging area, clear, open, free port, free zone, anchorage, anchorage ground, playground, resort area, vacation spot, block, city block, neighborhood, retreat, safety, danger, scene, section, shrubbery, space, tank farm, trouble spot, winner's circle.

country (noun)	refuge (noun)
a politically organized body of people under a single government	act of turning to for assistance
the people who live in a nation or country	a shelter from danger or hardship
the territory occupied by a nation	something or someone turned to for assistance or security
an area outside of cities and towns	a safe place
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

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