res publica renegade state superpower suzerain estate of the realm the three estates commonwealth great power rogue state sea power state ally power city state city-state rogue nation Dominion world power land major power foreign country body politic developing country nation estate political unit commonwealth country political entity Reich

province banana republic buffer state department territorial division tax haven buffer country Asian nation midland domain European country South American country administrative division demesne state African nation native land European nation mother country homeland sultanate administrative district North American country land African country Asian country fatherland North American nation South American nation country of origin kingdom motherland

Dutch people Dutch national Spanish people British Brits Swiss people people Irish Spanish English people French people English French Irish people British people subject land Swiss nation

geographical region geographic region backwoods rural area boondocks farmland geographic area scrubland pasture grazing land geographical area wold farming area hinterland lea back country pastureland weald ley countryside

bed ground anchorage fireside haunt free zone refuge tank farm quadrant shrubbery hunting ground danger arena bed-ground hangout middle corner scene repair bedground heart disaster area free port playground vacation spot no man's land region area space winner's circle resort area high country section city block broadcast area clear block hearth rain shadow eye center staging area anchorage ground retreat resort stamping ground no-go area open neighborhood centre safety

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encounter see run into meet run across intersect come across

thwartwise transversal crosswise transverse

structure construction

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