ˈɛə̯ɹɪə̯ ˈæɹ.i.ə ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ ˈkɔmənˌwɛlθ ˈkɒmənˌwelθ ˈkɒmənˌwɛlθ ˈkʌntɹi ɹeɪz ˈpʊblɪkə steɪt 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 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 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 an area outside of cities and towns his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country