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1. 国;国家
A country is one of the political units which the world is divided into, covering a particular area of land.

2. 全国人民;国民;全民
The people who live in a particular country can be referred to as the country .

3. 乡下;乡村
The country consists of places such as farms, open fields, and villages which are away from towns and cities.

4. (具有某种特征或与某名人有关的)地区，区域
A particular kind of country is an area of land which has particular characteristics or is connected with a particular well-known person.

5. (源自美国南部的)乡村音乐
Country music is popular music from the southern United States.

6. 穿过田野;不走大路
If you travel across country, you travel through country areas, avoiding major roads and towns.

7. 长途;长距离;跨越地区地
If you travel across country, you travel a long distance, from one part of a country to another.

8. (政府首脑或政府)举行大选
If a head of government or a government goes to the country, they hold a general election.

Country is the most usual word to use when you are talking about the major political units that the world is divided into. State is used when you are talking about politics or government institutions. ...the new German state created by the unification process. ...Italy's state-controlled telecommunications company. State can also refer to a political unit within a particular country. ...the American state of California. Nation is often used when you are talking about a country's inhabitants, and their cultural or ethnic background. Wales is a proud nation with its own traditions... A senior government spokesman will address the nation. Land is a less precise and more literary word, which you can use, for example, to talk about the feelings you have for a particular country. She was fascinated to learn about this strange land at the edge of Europe.
当谈论世界所划分成的主要政治单位时， country 最为常用，当谈论政治或政府组织时用 state。例如，the new German state created by the unification process (统一后成立的新德国)，Italy's state-controlled telecommunications (意大利由国家控制的电信公司)。state 还可指某国国内的行政单位，例如，the American state of California (美国加利福尼亚州)。当谈论某国的居民及其文化或种族背景时常用 nation。例如：Wales is a proud nation with its own traditions (威尔士是一个拥有自己传统的自豪的民族)，A senior government spokesman will address the nation (一位政府高级发言人将发表全国讲话)。land 含义较为笼统而文学意味更浓，可用来谈论对某国的感情等。例如，She was fascinated to learn about this strange land at the edge of Europe (她非常渴望了解这个位于欧洲边缘的奇异国度)。

1. the people who live in a nation or country

e.g. a statement that sums up the nation's mood
the news was announced to the nation
the whole country worshipped him

Synonym: nationland

2. a politically organized body of people under a single government

e.g. 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

Synonym: statenationlandcommonwealthres publicabody politic

3. a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

e.g. it was a mountainous area
Bible country

Synonym: area

4. the territory occupied by a nation

e.g. he returned to the land of his birth
he visited several European countries

Synonym: stateland

5. an area outside of cities and towns

e.g. his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country

Synonym: rural area