province, state - the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south"

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Porto Rico, Puerto Rico, PR - a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico

Dominion - one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth

estate of the realm, estate - a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights

Reich - the German state

renegade state, rogue nation, rogue state - a Third World state that possesses weapons of mass destruction and sponsors terrorism

suzerain - a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs

sea power - a nation that possesses formidable naval strength

great power, major power, superpower, world power, power - a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world

city state - a state consisting of a sovereign city

ally - a friendly nation

political unit - a unit with political responsibilities

British Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Nations - an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and its dependencies and many former British colonies that are now sovereign states but owe allegiance to the British Crown

global organization, international organisation, international organization, world organisation, world organization - an international alliance involving many different countries

Weimar Republic - the German republic founded at Weimar in 1919; "The Weimar Republic was overthrown in 1933 and replaced by the Third Reich"

parliamentary democracy - a democracy having a parliament

form of government, political system - the members of a social organization who are in power