a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" krzyżówka

an incorporated administrative district established by state charter; "the city raised the tax rate" the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia the countries of Asia a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county an important site that is marked and preserved as public property an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country" a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised) the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page" the marketplace in ancient Greece the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based; "the brain is said to be the seat of reason" the body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel the fourth ecumenical council in 451 which defined the two natures (human and divine) of Christ a public meeting or assembly for open discussion an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" an organized group of workmen people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994"