country

Meanings

• a politically organized body of people under a single government
  • "the country's largest manufacturer"
• the territory occupied by a nation
• the people who live in a nation or country
  • "the whole country worshipped him"
• an area outside of cities and towns
  • "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"
• a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
  • "Bible country"

Synonyms

area, body politic, commonwealth, land, nation, res publica, rural area, state