state (n)
nation (n)
country (n)
land (n)
commonwealth (n)
res publica (n)
body politic (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 14
def a politically organized body of people under a single government
examples 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
Outgoing links
Hypernym political unit, political entity
Hyponym commonwealth country; developing country; Dominion; foreign country; Reich; rogue state, renegade state, rogue nation; suzerain; sea power; world power, major power, great power, power, superpower; city state, city-state; ally
Part meronym estate of the realm, estate, the three estates
Instance Hyponym Eelam, Tamil Eelam
Incoming links
Pertainym (pertains to noun) civil → state
Pertainym (pertains to noun) national → nation
Hypernym commonwealth country; developing country; Dominion; foreign country; Reich; rogue state, renegade state, rogue nation; suzerain; sea power; world power, major power, great power, power, superpower; city state, city-state; ally
Part holonym estate of the realm, estate, the three estates
Hyponym political unit, political entity
Instance Hypernym Eelam, Tamil Eelam

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