Synonyms of nations

nations

noun

plural of nation

1

as in countries

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• countries
• states
• commonwealths
• kingdoms
• republics
• provinces
• empires
• lands
• democracies
• monarchies
• sovereignties
• nation-states
• dictatorships
• principalities
• city-states
• domains
• sovereigns
• homelands
• ministates
• microstates
• colonies
• dominions
• realms
• duchies
• emirates
• settlements
• sultanates
• theocracies
• dukedoms
• mandates
• dependencies
• powers
• superpowers
• oligarchies
• soil
• seigniories
• trust territories
• world powers
• client states
• great powers
• monocracies
• motherlands
• fatherlands
• sea powers
• welfare states
• condominiums

2

as in nationalities

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nationalities
• ethnicities
• minorities
• races
• families
• houses
• tribes
• clans
• folk
• kindreds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nations

Into the bedrock Ever since the first nuclear plants emerged in the 1950s, nations have struggled to manage dangerous radioactive byproducts. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Lula also raised Brazil’s profile abroad, deepening ties with developing nations while maintaining relationships with the US and Europe, and helped found the BRICS group with China, Russia, India and South Africa. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

As trust in America weakens further, other wealthy nations will make the same calculation. — Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Putin’s expansionist Russian strategy seems eerily like Adolf Hitler’s advances across Europe and certainly reminiscent of Soviet Russia building an Iron Curtain around Eastern European nations after World War II. — Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

And no conflict has crystallized this attraction to the world’s stronger nations over their weaker victims of aggression as has Russia’s war in Ukraine. — Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2026

As of October 2026, 95 nations had signed the treaty, but only three have become parties to it. — Mary Lind, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026

But when looking at larger, highly populated nations that have elected democratic socialists to run their economies, the outcomes are very different from those experienced in the Nordic nations. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 21 Oct. 2026

While many nations were already moving towards taking over their maternal and child health needs, lead times for orders can be a year or more, five former USAID officials said. — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026