nation
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Definition of nation
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Nation
biographical name
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Definition of Nation (Entry 2 of 2)
, ˈka-rē\
Amelia 1846–1911 née Moore American temperance agitator
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Synonyms for nation
Synonyms: Noun
commonwealth, country, land, sovereignty (also sovranty), state
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Examples of nation in a Sentence
Noun
It's one of the richest nations in the world. the largest state in the nation The President will speak to the nation tonight. The entire nation is celebrating the victory.
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These disparities are unacceptable and threaten the future foundation of our nation's military. — CNN, "America has failed our female veterans. Here's how we can fix it," 24 Aug. 2019 Prison guards in Mississippi are the lowest paid in the nation. — Jerry Mitchell, ProPublica, "Some of the Country’s Worst Prisons Have Escaped Justice Department Action," 24 Aug. 2019 Demographically, our nation is rapidly becoming more racially heterogeneous. — Michelle Adams, The New Republic, "The Integration Success Stories," 23 Aug. 2019 Especially now, as a cynical establishment seeks restoration, as establishment Kemalist bureaucrats run for cover, and as the divisions in our nation widen and public discourse sounds like rival packs of angry barking dogs. — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Andrew McCarthy’s book ‘Ball of Collusion’ thoughtfully connects the dots on Clinton and Obama," 23 Aug. 2019 Yesterday in Paris, the 66-year-old schoolteacher and wife to Emmanuel Macron, the nation’s current president, stepped out for a diplomatic meeting with trademark Gallic ease and comfort. — Vogue, "Brigitte Macron Is Back With a Classic Take on Parisian Chic," 23 Aug. 2019 Our nation’s founders understood this and wrote protection for a free and independent press into the First Amendment. — George Stanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Pulitzer winner Sam Roe adds to strength of Journal Sentinel's Wisconsin watchdog team," 22 Aug. 2019 In 2010, it is estimated that our count of our nation of 300 million-plus was off by only about 36,000 people — or only .01 percent. — Kelsey Piper, Vox, "We’ve worried about overpopulation for centuries. And we’ve always been wrong.," 20 Aug. 2019 The safety demonstration was scheduled to coincide with the start of school for the Los Angeles Unified School District , the nation’s second-largest school district, which kicked off its new school year on Tuesday. — Andrew J. Campa, Burbank Leader, "School bus company stresses safety first at demonstration in Burbank," 20 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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