a male given name

suzerain (dominant nation or state)

a republic, now only either the Republic of China or the Republic of Korea

(Internet slang, derogatory, offensive, with place name) suffix that indicates many 在(ざい)日(にち) (zainichi) live in the area

(obsolete) Russia

ally (a nation united to another by treaty or league)

Thailand (a country in Southeast Asia)

an emirate (country ruled by an emir)

a monarchy (territory ruled over by a monarch)

(collective, history) the Six States (韓(かん) (Kan, “Han”), 魏(ぎ) (Gi, “Wei”), 趙(ちょう) (Chō, “Zhao”), 斉(せい) (Sei, “Qi”), 楚(そ) (So, “Chu”), 燕(えん) (En, “Yan”))