a politically organized body of people under a single government | the discipline that studies the English language and literature |
the people who live in a nation or country | an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries |
the territory occupied by a nation | (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist |
an area outside of cities and towns | the people of England |
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) | |