1. (noun) state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic
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"
2. (noun) country, state, land
the territory occupied by a nation
"he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"
3. (noun) nation, land, country
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"
4. (noun) country, rural area
an area outside of cities and towns
"his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"
5. (noun) area, country
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"
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Definition of 'country' 
