country

nouns

a politically organized body of people under a single government
"the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"
body politic, commonwealth, country, land, nation, res publica, state
the territory occupied by a nation
"he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"
country, land, state
the people who live in a nation or country
"a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"
country, land, nation
an area outside of cities and towns
"his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"
country, rural area
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
"it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"
area, country