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nation
adjectives
a great/powerful nation
• The United States is the most powerful nation in the world.
an independent/sovereign nation
(= one that rules itself, rather than being run by another country )
• Countries that were once colonies of Britain are now independent nations.
an industrial/industrialized nation
• The rich industrial nations dominate the global economy.
a developed/advanced nation
(= one that has many industries )
• In the developed nations, many students go on to university.
a developing/emerging nation
(= one that is starting to have more industry )
• Food shortages are often a problem in developing nations.
a rich/wealthy nation
• Most tourists come from the wealthy nations of the world.
a poor nation
• The high cost of medicines in poor nations prevents many citizens from receiving health care.
verbs
lead a nation
• He led the nation out of a depression and into a period of growth and prosperity.
face a nation
• There are many problems facing our nation.
unite a nation
(= make everyone in a country agree )
• The crisis seemed to unite the nation.
divide a nation
(= make people in a nation disagree )
• The war has divided the nation.
shock a nation
(= make everyone in a nation feel shocked )
• This terrible crime has shocked the whole nation.
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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 the richest nation on earth | poor | civilized | backward | new | young | ancient, old | free, independent, sovereign | democratic | capitalist | united | divided | entire, whole The entire nation mourned her death. | foreign | Western the imperialist expansion of Western nations in the 1880s | Arab, European, French, etc. | maritime, oil-producing, trading | nuclear | creditor, debtor In 1950 the UK was the world's largest debtor nation and the US the largest creditor. | host France was host nation for the 1998 World Cup. | member the member nations of the UN VERB + NATION create They wanted to create a new nation. | unite The fight against terrorism seemed to unite the nation. | divide | govern, lead | shock the savage murder that shocked the nation NATION + NOUN building The biggest task of the government was to address national unity and nation building. | state PREP. across a/the ~ swings in public opinion across the nation | among ~ economic inequality among the nations of the world | in/within a/the ~ In the nation as a whole there is no desire for war. | ~ of They are a nation of food lovers. PHRASES the birth of a nation, the interests of a nation, the life of a nation They hoped that the exhibition would enhance the cultural life of the nation. | the nation as a whole, the nation at large The new economic policies were in the best interests of the nation at large. | the nations of the world
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