noun a politically organized body of people under a single government.
— synonyms: state, nation, land, commonwealth, res_publica, body_politic
noun the territory occupied by a nation.
— synonyms: state, land
noun the people who live in a nation or country.
— synonyms: nation, land
noun an area outside of cities and towns.
— synonyms: rural_area
noun a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
— synonyms: area