nation
Definition
Community or race of people with shared culture, traditions, history, and (usually) language, whether scattered or confined to one country. UK, for example, is a country inhabited mainly by people of four nations: the English, Irish, Scot, and Welsh. Whereas the term 'nation' emphasizes a particular group of people, 'country' emphasizes the physical dimensions and boundaries of a geographical area, and 'state' a self-governing legal and political entity.
nation is in the Economics, Politics, & Society subject.
nation appears in the definitions of the following terms:
referendum,
second world,
cartel,
debt for environment swap,
Third World,
land,
competitiveness,
industrial base,
league,
classification society
and
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