Staat — meaning in English

English meaning

• country noun A nation with its own government and defined territory.
• nation noun A large group of people who share a common history, culture, language, or identity, often but not always tied to a specific country.
• state noun The particular condition someone or something is in at a given time.

Senses

Staat is used for these senses in English:

• country The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc. [from 14th c.]
• nation (international, _, legal, metonymically) A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymically, proscribed) a country.
• state A political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy, as in the United States, Mexico, Nigeria, or India.
• state (anthropology) A society larger than a tribe. A society large enough to form a state in the sense of a government.

country — full definition

1. noun A nation with its own government and defined territory.
2. noun Rural land, as opposed to cities and towns.
3. adj Relating to or typical of rural areas, or of country music.

nation — full definition

1. noun A large group of people who share a common history, culture, language, or identity, often but not always tied to a specific country.
2. noun A country, especially as a political and territorial unit.

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