polities — a particular form or system of government: civil polity; ecclesiastical polity.
cultures — the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
peoples — persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general: to find it easy to talk to people; What will people think?
precincts — a district, as of a city, marked out for governmental or administrative purposes, or for police protection.
states — the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health.
lands — any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands: Land was sighted from the crow's nest.
