noun
a politically organized body of people under a single government
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- 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
noun
the territory occupied by a nation
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- he returned to the land of his birth
- he visited several European countries
noun
the people who live in a nation or country
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- a statement that sums up the nation's mood
- the news was announced to the nation
- the whole country worshipped him
noun
an area outside of cities and towns
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rural area
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- his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country
noun
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
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- it was a mountainous area
- Bible country