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

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nations

Uganda officially named its oil "Pearl Sweet" on Wednesday as its energy secretary said it expects to join the club of oil-exporting nations by the end of the year.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

The statement, issued by the Treasury Department on behalf of the G-20 nations, didn’t mention China by name.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Long-term bonds issued by the world’s major industrialized nations are slumping.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Delhi is one of the founding members of the Brics grouping of nations along with Russia and China, and it is also a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation with the two countries.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Third, when Washington talked about independence from foreign nations, his understanding of what American independence entailed cut much deeper than the patriotic veneer customarily suggested by the term.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis