This is the 12746th most frequent Russian word.
країни
"Країни" means "countries" in English.
Used with a possessive construction to denote territorial entities.
Украина — одна из стран Восточной Европы.
Ukraine is one of the countries of Eastern Europe.
General reference to geographic and cultural entities worldwide.
В каждой стране есть свои уникальные особенности.
Every country has its unique characteristics.
Refers collectively to a group of countries distinguished by location and common traits.