Thesaurus results for NATIONS

nations

noun

plural of nation

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a body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government the American people became one nation when they adopted the Constitution in 1789

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a people having a common language, culture, and body of traditions an international organization dedicated to upholding the basic human rights of people from all nations

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Recent Examples of nations Western nations have imposed economic and political sanctions in response to the military takeover and violent repression of opposition, which has led to the deaths of thousands of civilians and given rise to a civil war. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 Multiple Western nations declined to join the board earlier this year. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 The exercise took place off the coast of Hawaii, RIMPAC 26 and involved 34 nations and more than 25,000 personnel. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026 Nations can be as vulnerable to uncertainty, as can individuals, but nations have even fewer ways to lay off risk on someone else. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2026 The Taliban are increasingly pushing for arrangements with European nations that have been seeking ways to deport more Afghans. — Reuters, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026 These have been found to typically be most prevalent among African and South Asian nations. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026 In June, the European Union formally requested that the five Caribbean nations shut down their Citizenship-by-investment programs by 2028 or lose visa-free travel to the bloc. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2026 Only for the Journal’s editorialists to gently pat presumably a few less than sanguine readers on the head with an allegedly encouraging caveat about legislation that empowers presidents to impose tariffs of the 100% kind on other nations. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The group noted that more than 140,000 Haitians have been deported from neighboring countries, including the Dominican Republic, in the first half of the year alone.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Asteri has nine stores in Saudi Arabia, in addition to locations in other countries in the Middle East.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of countries

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The Miami Herald reached out to the agency to confirm the nationalities of the people and the exact number of migrants on the boat but did not immediately hear back.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2026
The report didn’t mention the nationalities of other referees implicated.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of nationalities

Noun

Vestige currently has 25 properties in Spain in various states of being restored.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
Attorneys representing the states allege that Meta violated federal and state laws like the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, and various consumer protection statutes.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of states

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The church’s origins date to the arrival of Christian missionaries in Mombasa in 1844, and its membership has long represented a diverse cross section of Kenyan society, with members of various ethnicities and social strata.

— Stephanie TriplettAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Igbo, Yoruba, and Hausa, the big three of the three hundred–plus ethnicities that made up the national character, exerted their outsized influence in the shattering wave of military coups that preceded and followed the brutal civil war.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of ethnicities

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In one case, the Administration wanted to place a citizenship question on census forms, claiming that this would somehow help protect minorities’ voting rights.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
High land prices also compound barriers for prospective farmers, including minorities who face historical inequities in land ownership and access to funding, according to the report.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of minorities

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But in some of the most critical races that will help decide control of the next Congress, several Democrats are openly sharing how their faith shapes them and their politics.

— Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
As a consequence, Chicagoland no longer had any races luring the best horses in North America, a major blow to the prestige of the circuit.

— Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

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