Collocations for nation - noun

large
little, small
major
great, leading, powerful, strong
advanced, developed, industrial, industrialized
developing, emerging, Third-World
affluent, prosperous, rich, wealthy
the richest nation on earth

poor
modern
new, young
ancient, old
civilized
entire, whole
The entire nation mourned her death.

divided, united
free, independent, sovereign
democratic
capitalist, communist
Christian, Muslim, etc.
foreign
Western
the imperialist expansion of Western nations in the 1880s

Arab, European, French, etc.
island
The Soviet Union sent aid to the island nation of Cuba.

maritime, oil-producing, trading
nuclear
creditor, debtor
In 1950 the UK was the world's largest debtor nation and the US the largest creditor.

host
France was host nation for the 1998 World Cup.

member
the member nations of the UN

rogue
the threat of attack from terrorists or rogue nations

build, create
They wanted to create a new nation.

divide, unite
The fight against terrorism seemed to unite the nation.

govern, lead
serve
defend, protect
shock
the savage murder that shocked the nation

state

across a/the nation
swings in public opinion across the nation

among nations
economic inequality among the nations of the world

in a/the nation, within a/the nation
In the nation as a whole there is no desire for war.

nation of
They are a nation of food lovers.

the birth of a/the nation
the interests of a/the nation
the life of a/the nation
They hoped that the exhibition would enhance the cultural life of the nation.

the nation as a whole, the nation at large
The new economic policies were in the best interests of the nation at large.

the nations of the world