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