国家 — meaning in English

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.
• national adj Relating to an entire nation or country, rather than just a region or local area.
• state noun The particular condition someone or something is in at a given time.

Senses

国家 is used for these senses in English:

• land A country or region.
• nation (international, _, legal, metonymically) A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymically, proscribed) a country.
• national Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation. [from 16th c.]
• 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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