دولة

دَوْلَة \ state: a country and its government: The heads of state attended the ceremony. Post offices are controlled by the state. \ دَوْلَة \ democracy: government by those who are freely elected by the people; a country that is so governed. \ See Also حُكُومَة ديمقْراطِيَّة \ دَوْلَة \ federation: a group of states that have a central government (for defence, etc.) but are still selfgoverning for most purposes. \ See Also حُكومة فِدرَاليّة \ دَوْلَة تَدُور في فَلَكِ دَوْلةٍ أُخْرى \ satellite: a state that is controlled indirectly by a larger state: Russia and her satellites. \ دولة عُظمى \ power: a strong and important country: Russia is a great power.