Definition of Nation

a group of people inhabiting a particular territory and united by common characteristics such as descent, culture, or language

Examples of Nation in a sentence

The nation of Germany is unified by the language that the common populace speaks, as well as their history and culture.  🔊

The United States is an outlier as a nation because it does not adhere to the usual formula of one dominantly spoken language and culture.  🔊

There are many things that make up a nation, but generally speaking a nation must have a governing body and a claim to territory.  🔊

The borders of a nation may change over time, but their culture tends to hold onto its base even over the course of many centuries.  🔊

The size of its territory has nothing to do with whether or not a place is a nation, so long as it has territory that it owns.  🔊

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