- [countable] a country considered as a group of people with the same language, culture and history, who live in a particular area under one government
- European/Arab/Asian nations
- The West African nation of Togo has presidential elections this week.
- Developing nations need affordable access to drugs and medication.
- Fewer and fewer people in industrialized nations actually know where their food comes from.
- Leaders of the nations signed a declaration of support.
- This is an important moment in our nation's history.
- Germans celebrated yesterday in Berlin, the nation's capital.
Extra Examples- the island nation of Cuba.
- They discussed how to revive the nation's economy.
- The Republic of Surinam was established as an independent nation in 1985.
- Qatar was host nation for the 2022 World Cup.
- In 1950 the UK was the world's largest debtor nation and the US the largest creditor.
- The biggest task of the government was to address national unity and nation building.
- They hoped that the exhibition would enhance the cultural life of the nation.
- They wanted to create a new nation.
- economic inequality among the nations of the world
- swings in public opinion across the nation
- the imperialist expansion of Western nations in the 1880s
- the member nations of the UN
- the richest nation on earth
- the threat of attack from terrorists or rogue nations
- Leaders of the G7 leading industrial nations backed the plan.
- Tanzania, Kenya and other east African nations have been particularly affected.
- The leaders of some of the world's most powerful nations attended the meeting.
- The programme is aimed at training more doctors in developing nations.
- Sovereign nations have the right to control over their own natural resources.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- little
- small
- …
- build
- create
- divide
- …
- state
- across a/the nation
- among nations
- in a/the nation
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- the birth of a/the nation
- the interests of a/the nation
- the life of a/the nation
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- [singular] all the people in a country synonym population
- The entire nation, it seemed, was watching TV.
- They are a nation of food lovers.
Extra Examples- The entire nation mourned her death.
- the savage murder that shocked the nation
- The fight against terrorism seemed to unite the nation.
- In the nation as a whole there is no desire for war.
- The new economic policies were in the best interests of the nation at large.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- little
- small
- …
- build
- create
- divide
- …
- state
- across a/the nation
- among nations
- in a/the nation
- …
- the birth of a/the nation
- the interests of a/the nation
- the life of a/the nation
- …
- a native North American people synonym tribe
- Minnesota is home to 11 tribal nations.
- the Dakota/Cheyenne nation
Extra Examples- The team is made up of riders from Navajo, Cherokee, Sioux and Chippewa tribal nations.
- Indigenous nations had been left out of the planning and delivery of the project.
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin natio(n-), from nat- ‘born’, from the verb nasci.
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