#political_state__publica__nation__country__land__commonwealth__res_publica__body_politic  a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"
  supertype:  political_unit__politicalunit  a unit with political responsibilities
  part:  estate_of_the_realm
  subtype:  Reich  the German state
     subtype:  Holy_Roman_Empire__First_Reich  the lands ruled by Charlemagne; a continuation of the Roman Empire in Europe
     instance:  Hohenzollern_empire__Second_Reich  Third_Reich
  subtype:  suzerain  a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs
  subtype:  sea_power.political_state__seapower  a nation that possesses formidable naval strength
  subtype:  world_power__worldpower__major_power__majorpower__great_power__greatpower__power__superpower  a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
  subtype:  city_state  a state consisting of a sovereign city
     instance:  Carthage
  subtype:  ally  a friendly nation

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