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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The latest setback to world growth has reinforced the World Bank’s expectation that the 2020s will see little progress for developing economies in their efforts to catch up with the living standards of rich nations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Gulf nations that host U.S. facilities came under fire overnight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Others may just pick one of 11 nations with red home kits, squint their eyes and try and pretend it's actually Harry Wilson scoring rather than Switzerland.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The 7,740 figure is also for the whole of the UK and is not broken down into its nations and regions.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Our nation’s crops are failing this year, so there is little grain to sell to other nations.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman