country

/kˈʌntɹi/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a politically organized body of people under a single government
   “the state has elected a new president”
2. the territory occupied by a nation
   “he returned to the land of his birth”
3. the people who live in a nation or country
   “a statement that sums up the nation's mood”
4. an area outside of cities and towns
   “his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country”
5. 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”

Synonyms for country

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