countries

noun

1. 1.(chiefly British) An area of land; a district, region.
2. 2.A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, speakers of the same language etc., or associated with a given person, occupation, species etc.
3. 3.The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area; a sovereign state.
4. 4.(usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside.
5. 5.The rock through which a vein runs.