nations

NOUN

country with its own government

Synonyms

STRONGEST

community democracy people population public society state tribe union

STRONG

commonwealth domain dominion empire land monarchy populace principality race realm republic sovereignty

WEAK

body politic

Example Sentences

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Cations are positive ions that are formed by losing electrons.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The ions liberated at the positive electrode are the Anions, and those at the negative electrode are the Cations.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane