definition of
country

[1] #1 country n. [state, nation, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic] 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". wn

[2] #2 country n. [state, land] the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries". wn

[3] #3 country n. [nation, land] 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". wn

[4] #4 country n. [rural area] an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country". wn

[5] #5 country n. [area] 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". wn