Collocations for nation - noun

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

poor | civilized | backward | new | young | ancient, old | free, independent, sovereign | democratic | capitalist | united | divided | entire, whole
The entire nation mourned her death.

foreign | Western
the imperialist expansion of Western nations in the 1880s

Arab, European, French, etc. | 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

create
They wanted to create a new nation.

unite
The fight against terrorism seemed to unite the nation.

divide | govern, lead | shock
the savage murder that shocked the nation

building
The biggest task of the government was to address national unity and nation building.

state

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

among ~
economic inequality among the nations of the world

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

~ of
They are a nation of food lovers.

the birth of a nation, the interests of a nation, the life of a 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