Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for nation. Search instead for natio.
Definitions

nation

[ney-shuhn] / ˈneɪ ʃən /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

While his backers have argued that many of the problems the nation faces are inherited, Merz himself is deeply unpopular.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Turkey has the largest economy of any Middle East nation and is a member of the G-20 and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Only shortwave radios worked, and the mayor of Los Angeles, Frank Shaw, spoke to the nation thanks to a relay via a wireless station way up in Point Reyes.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

Since June the tiny west African nation has been hobbled by prolonged blackouts, which have reached a fever pitch in recent weeks, right at the peak of the hot season.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

As an island nation with more than 18,000 miles of coastline, sea-level rise as a result of climate change is a very real threat to Japan.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Through works spanning two centuries and more than 60 tribes and nations, the exhibition shows how these often marginalized groups represented, celebrated and advocated for themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

The new agreement is expected to make U.S. access permanent and prohibit adversarial nations from establishing bases there.

From Salon Sep. 19, 2026

That can’t be said of many of America’s arms races with other nations over the past 80 years, but it seems to be the case with this one.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

On Sunday, a summit involving some of the nations involved in or affected by the conflict released a statement urging "maximum restraint" in the war.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

They conversed of things I had never heard of; of nations and times past; of countries far away; of secrets of nature discovered or guessed at: they spoke of books: how many they had read!

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




Vocabulary lists containing nation


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training