English > nation: 4 senses > noun 1, group| Meaning | A politically organized body of people under a single government. |
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| Examples | - "African nations"
- "students who had come to the nation's capitol"
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| Synonyms | state, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic |
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| Instances | Eelam, Tamil Eelam | The independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for |
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| Parts | estate of the realm, estate, the three estates | A major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights |
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| Narrower | Dominion | One of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth |
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| Reich | The German state |
| ally | A friendly nation |
| city state, city-state | A state consisting of a sovereign city |
| commonwealth country | Any of the countries in the British Commonwealth |
| developing country | A country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically |
| foreign country | Any state of which one is not a citizen |
| rogue state, renegade state, rogue nation | A state that does not respect other states in its international actions |
| sea power | A nation that possesses formidable naval strength |
| suzerain | A state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign / foreign affairs |
| world power, major power, great power, power, superpower | A state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world |
| Broader | political unit, political entity | A unit with political responsibilities |
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| Spanish | estado, nación, país, república, res publica |
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| Catalan | estat, nació, país, república, res publica, terra |
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| Adjectives | national | of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country |
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