a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere | a politically organized body of people under a single government |
an island in the West Indies | the people who live in a nation or country |
| the territory occupied by a nation |
| an area outside of cities and towns |
| a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) |