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— meaning in English

kuni

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English meaning

  • country noun A nation with its own government and defined territory.
  • land noun The solid, dry part of the Earth's surface, as opposed to sea or sky.
  • 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

国 is used for these senses in English:

  • land A country or region.
  • nation (collective) A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
  • 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.

land — full definition

  1. noun The solid, dry part of the Earth's surface, as opposed to sea or sky.
  2. noun An area of ground owned, or a country or region.
  3. verb To come down onto a surface, especially from the air or from water.
  4. verb To succeed in getting or achieving something.

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