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nation

Definitions of nation
  1. noun
    the territory occupied by a nation
    synonyms: pays, état
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    examples:
    Etats Unis d'Amérique
    North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
    types:
    mère patrie
    the country where you were born
    état tampon
    a small neutral state between two rival powers
    nation européenne, pays européen
    any one of the countries occupying the European continent
    nation africaine, pays africain
    any one of the countries occupying the African continent
    nation asiatique, pays asiatique
    any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent
    nation d'amérique du sud, pays d'amérique du sud
    any one of the countries occupying the South American continent
    nation d'amérique du nord, pays d'amérique du nord
    any country on the North American continent
    type of:
    district administratif, division administrative, division territoriale
    a district defined for administrative purposes
  2. noun
    a politically organized body of people under a single government
    synonyms: état
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    types:
    Reich
    the German state
    grande puissance, puissance mondiale, superpuissance
    a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
    allié, partisan
    a friendly nation
    type of:
    unité politique
    a unit with political responsibilities
  3. noun
    the people who live in a nation or country
    synonyms: peuple
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    types:
    anglais
    the people of Great Britain
    anglais
    the people of England
    irlandais
    people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
    français
    the people of France
    espagnols
    the people of Spain
    suisses
    the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland
    type of:
    gens, peuple
    (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
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