Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with nation in American Collocation
nation
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
poor
The G8 Summit meets this week to decide the fate of the world’s poorest nations.
rich
The rich nations are still negotiating primarily in the interests of their major multinationals.
strong
They argued that these were the qualities that had made their nation great.
suffering unfair treatment
The nationalism of oppressed nations is an inevitable reaction to colonialism.
industrial
The rapid rate of growth in all the major industrial nations has led to a considerable shortage of IT specialists.
advanced
There is global trend towards an ageing population in developed nations.
independent
The period ended with Mexico becoming an independent nation.
democratic
In democratic nations, national laws are also driven to a large extent by public opinion.
new
The capital of the new nation was named Washington in his honour.
behaving in a dangerous way
There is a growing threat of missile attacks from rogue nations.
whole
He apologized in the name of the whole nation.
with people sharing the same aims or beliefs
We are no longer a united nation.
with people disagreeing about aims and beliefs
The Britain of 1974 was a much more divided nation than that a decade earlier.
govern a nation
He has shown he is no longer fit to lead our nation.
defend a nation
The whole concept of dying to defend a nation is almost alien to modern minds.
create a nation
The UN has had the momentous task of trying to build a nation from scratch.
destroy a nation
They are determined to fight the evil that threatens to destroy their nation.
affect a nation
Her horrific murder shocked the nation.
World Cup fever was sweeping the nation at the time.
cause a nation to disagree about aims and beliefs
Many issues divided the nation.
unite a nation
Royalists say that this week has shown the royal family can still unite the nation like nothing else.
speak to a nation
Addressing the nation, the Prime Minister called the attack mass murder.
represent a nation
The Queen represents the nation at times of great celebration or sorrow.
serve a nation
When War was declared in August 1914, many British women demanded the right to serve the nation.