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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For the first time in decades, Russia is planning to start importing fuel, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday, adding that Moscow is negotiating with several nations that he declined to name.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Both nations are now the main trading partners of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

The latest available data to compare the UK with other European nations is January 2024 to December 2024.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Twenty-four nations have sent 521 tons of supplies, including 86 units with dogs trained to locate people trapped beneath the rubble and more than 2,700 search-and-rescue personnel, according to interim president Delcy Rodriguez.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Or if one wished to think biologically rather than architecturally, the body politic had yet to develop its immunities to the political diseases afflicting all new nations.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis