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госуда́рство — meaning in English

gosudarstvo

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English meaning

  • country noun A nation with its own government and defined territory.
  • government noun The group of people with the authority to run a country, state or other area, who make and enforce its laws and policies.
  • 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

госуда́рство 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.]
  • government The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
  • nation (international, _, legal, metonymically) A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymically, proscribed) a country.
  • 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.

government — full definition

  1. noun The group of people with the authority to run a country, state or other area, who make and enforce its laws and policies.
  2. noun The system or method by which a place is governed.
  3. noun The act of controlling and directing a country or organisation.

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