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

Like other nations Thailand has experienced first hand the astonishing boom in sales of Chinese electric vehicles.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Beijing is the main trade partner of all five Central Asian nations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Formula 1 is an expensive pursuit and far wealthier nations have already seen their ambitions backfire.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Sometimes leaders and nations want to be lied to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

In fact, I believe we should demand the return of ALL the treasures that have been stolen from us in the past by foreign nations.

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

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