- nation
- nounADJECTIVE▪ large▪ little, small▪ major▪ great, leading, powerful, strong▪ advanced, developed, industrial, industrialized▪ developing, emerging, Third-World▪ affluent, prosperous, rich, wealthy▪
the richest nation on earth
▪ poor▪ modern▪ new, young▪ ancient, old▪ civilized▪ entire, whole▪The entire nation mourned her death.
▪ divided, united▪ free, independent, sovereign▪ democratic▪ capitalist, communist▪ Christian, Muslim, etc.▪ foreign▪ Western▪the imperialist expansion of Western nations in the 1880s
▪ Arab, European, French, etc.▪ island▪The Soviet Union sent aid to the island nation of Cuba.
▪ 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
▪ rogue▪the threat of attack from terrorists or rogue nations
VERB + NATION▪ build, create▪They wanted to create a new nation.
▪ divide, unite▪The fight against terrorism seemed to unite the nation.
▪ govern, lead▪ serve▪ defend, protect▪ shock▪the savage murder that shocked the nation
NATION + NOUN▪ statePREPOSITION▪ across a/the nation▪swings in public opinion across the nation
▪ among nations▪economic inequality among the nations of the world
▪ in a/the nation, within a/the nation▪In the nation as a whole there is no desire for war.
▪ nation of▪They are a nation of food lovers.
PHRASES▪ the birth of a/the nation▪ the interests of a/the nation▪ the life of a/the 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
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
