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

Officials in nations that have traditionally had strong economic links with Iran have not heard much from the US this week. — Yash Roy, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

Trump has made no secret of his intent to halt the advancing influence by both adversary nations into not only Venezuela, but throughout the Western hemisphere. — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Despite those signals, whether or not the catastrophe becomes a wake-up call for Himalayan nations with big infrastructure dreams remains an open question. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

That fuel system was later deployed to research reactors across more than thirty nations. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

Iceland, which gained independence from Denmark in 1944, has a proud history of independence, of not allowing itself to be pushed around by bigger and richer European nations. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

Take Tiff Macklem, head of the Bank of Canada, who took part in a photo op with Warsh despite the punishing tariffs their nations are imposing on each other. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Other nations have stepped in to play crucial mediating roles in this conflict, thus far to no avail. — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026