n.
1.the territory occupied by a nation
2.a politically organized body of people under a single government
3.the people who live in a nation or country
4.an area outside of cities and towns
5.a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
Idiom of the Day
prove to be (someone or something)
to be shown or discovered to be someone or something
The problem with the computer proved to be much easier to fix than we had thought.