country

noun

A nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory.

SYNONYMS

birthplacecommonwealthcountry of originduchyempirefatherlandhomelandkingdommother countrymotherlandnationnative landnative soilone's homeone's rootspalatinateprincipalityprovincerealmsovereign statestateterritorythe land of one's birththe land of one's fathersthe old country