Synonyms: land, nation, country
Definition: the people who live in a nation or country
Usage: a statement that sums up the nation's mood; the news was announced to the nation; the whole country worshipped him
Similar words: people
Definition: (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
Usage: old people; there were at least 200 people in the audience
Synonyms: res publica, state, country, commonwealth, body politic, nation, land
Definition: a politically organized body of people under a single government
Usage: 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
Similar words: political entity, political unit
Definition: a unit with political responsibilities
Definition: a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
Usage: it was a mountainous area; Bible country
Similar words: region
Definition: a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
Usage: penguins inhabit the polar regions
Synonyms: country, state, land
Definition: the territory occupied by a nation
Usage: he returned to the land of his birth; he visited several European countries
Similar words: territorial division, administrative district, administrative division
Definition: a district defined for administrative purposes
Synonyms: rural area, country
Definition: an area outside of cities and towns
Usage: his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country
Similar words: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
Definition: a demarcated area of the Earth