a politically organized body of people under a single government | a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965 |
the people who live in a nation or country | a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean |
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) | |