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

The initial Europol report said that much of the waste that ended up in Gospic was imported from EU nations Italy, Slovenia and Germany. — Darko Bandic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Six nations abstained, including Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Other start-up leagues and exhibition series have come and gone, briefly luring the passionate diasporas of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Australia and the Caribbean nations, but lacking the investment and infrastructure to succeed. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Google possesses a virtual monopoly on global search data, massive infrastructure margins, and a treasury larger than the GDP of many nations. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

Now, as then, the world is churning over the identities of peoples and nations based on either ethnicity and religion or the values and rights inherent in all mankind. — Kurt Shillinger, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, after African nations urged the UN to right a centuries-old wrong. — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

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