(n)state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politica 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”
(n)nation, land, countrythe 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”
(n)area, countrya 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”