comity of nations
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Each had made the people of this doubly landlocked country — one of only two, the other being Liechtenstein — of 34 million part of a greater world, a cosmopolis, a comity of nations.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2020
No such thing being yet in sight, he calmly continued the ordeal which Japan must undergo before she can re-enter the comity of nations.
From Time Magazine Archive
Germany had been brought back into the comity of nations and he did not care who got the credit.
From Time Magazine Archive
Seemingly, it cannot be long before a New Foreign Policy will open the way to the restablishment of Russia in the comity of nations, with resultant prosperity lor the world.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the contrary, the assertion of such a right is altogether at variance with the comity of nations, on which alone title by discovery rests.
From The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery by Twiss, Travers
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