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In some senses, nation is marked as informal, obsolete, humorous, historical, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.
nation
/ˈneɪʃən/
noun 6adv 1adj 1name 1
Collocations
41(noun.)
ADJ
large | little, small | major | great, leading, powerful, strong | advanced, developed, industrial, industrialized | developing, emergent, emerging, less-developed, Third World
affluent, prosperous, rich, wealthy
Switzerland is known as one of the most prosperous nations in Europe because of its banking industry.
poor | civilized | backward | new | young | ancient, old | free, independent, sovereign | democratic | capitalist | united | divided
entire, whole
The whole nation celebrated when their team won the World Cup.
foreign
Western
Many Western nations have recently increased their spending on renewable energy projects.
Arab, European, French, etc. | maritime, oil-producing, trading | nuclear
creditor, debtor
After the financial crisis, several European countries became debtor nations requiring international assistance.
host
Brazil will be the host nation for the Olympic Games in 2016.
member
The member nations agreed to work together to fight climate change.
VERB + NATION
create
The founders worked together to create a nation based on democratic principles and equality.
unite
A shared love of sports has the power to unite the nation during major competitions.
divide | govern, lead
shock
The unexpected election results shocked the nation and sparked intense debate across the country.
NATION + NOUN
building
After independence, the new leaders focused on nation building to create a strong, unified country.
state
PREP
across a/the ~
The new law will apply to schools across the nation starting next year.
among ~
There are many different customs and traditions among nations across the globe.
in/within a/the ~
Within the nation, most people support the new education policy.
~ of
The United States is a nation of immigrants from many different countries around the world.
PHRASES
the birth of a nation, the interests of a nation, the life of a nation
The government's new policies aimed to protect the interests of the nation during the economic crisis.
the nation as a whole, the nation at large
The government's decision to reduce working hours affected the nation as a whole.
the nations of the world
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