nation
noun
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own.
nations
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pluralof nation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Sixty-five nations now offer them, the study said.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 15, 2026
Some nations - including the USA - also choose to pay athletes who win medals from their own resources, but Britain does not.
From BBC β Sep. 14, 2026
Immigration from the cricket-mad nations of the old British Empire has provided a shot in the arm for many local clubs.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 14, 2026
Sweden was one of a small handful of western European nations that took in thousands of vulnerable refugees during the 2015 migrant crisis, many fleeing the war in Syria.
From Barron's β Sep. 14, 2026
So along with the naval armaments race between Britain and Germany, European nations were competing in an arms race on land.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
