A nation is a people or group of peoples; a political state.[1]
- Lists of nation as a state
- Transnational lists with nation or national in the name
- List of national and international moving associations
- List of national and international statistical services
- List of national animals, a list of national animals.
- List of national anthems, This aims to be a complete list of national anthems
- List of national archives, a central archive maintained by a nation.
- List of national airlines, a redirect to the section "List of national flag carriers" in the article Flag carrier, considered to be a "flag carrier", either by designation as a national airlines either officially or based on history and whether it is state-owned.
- List of national birds, a list of national birds, most official, but some unofficial
- List of national border changes since World War I
- List of national capitals, a list of national capitals of the world.
- List of national coats, redirect to Gallery of country coats of arms, emblem serving a similar purpose of each of the countries in the list of countries
- List of national cultures, a redirect to Cultures of present-day nations and states.
- List of national constitutions, list of existing or former national constitutions by country, semi-recognized countries, and by codification.
- List of national dances, This is a list of national dances. This may be a formal or informal designation. Not all nations officially recognize a national dance or dances.
- List of National Days, a redirect to the section List of National Daysin the article National Day
- List of national defense industries, is a list of nations and organizations that currently produce modern weapons around the world.
- List of national flags, redirect to List of sovereign states
- List of national flags depicting a cross
- List of national flowers, redirect to Floral emblem
- List of national football teams, redirect to National football team which is a disambiguation page.
- List of women's national football teams, redirects to List of women's national association football teams
- List of national men's football teams, a disambiguation page
- List of national governments, a list of the offices of heads of state, heads of government, cabinet, and legislature, of sovereign states.
- List of National Hockey League statistical leaders by country, a redirect toList of NHL statistical leaders by country, This is a list of National Hockey League statistical leaders by country of birth, sorted by total points
- List of national law enforcement agencies, a redirect to the Category:National law enforcement agencies
- List of national leaders, redirect to List of current heads of state and government
- List of national legislatures, redirect to list of legislatures by country, whether parliamentary or congressional, that act as a plenary general assembly of representatives with the power to legislate.
- List of national libraries, a list of national libraries of the world.
- List of national mottos, lists state and national motto s for the world's independent states.
- List of national newspapers, a list of national newspapers as described at newspaper types.
- List of national netball teams
- List of national parks, a list of national park s ordered by nation. Nearly 100 countries around the world have lands classified as a "national park".
- List of national parks in the Alps
- List of national poets, a national poet or national bard is a poet held by tradition and popular acclaim.
- List of national poetries National poetry, This is a list of articles about poetry in a single language or produced by a
- List of national religions, redirect to List of state-established religions
- List of national supreme courts, a list of supreme courts by country.
- List of national theatres Several countries have one or more national theatres. This component in the name of a theatre indicates that the funding is not only a concern of private investors or the local city, but of the national or federal budget.
- List of national sports, redirect to National sport. A national sport is a sport or game that is considered to be an intrinsic part of the culture of a nation.
See also
- Lists of countries, a disambiguation page.
References
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary,Second Edition 1989, onlined revisions up to 2008. "nation, n.1"
- I. A people or group of peoples; a political state.
- 1. a. A large aggregate of communities and individuals united by factors such as common descent, language, culture, history, or occupation of the same territory, so as to form a distinct people. Now also: such a people forming a political state; a political state. (In early use also in pl.: a country.)
- In early examples notions of race and common descent predominate. In later use notions of territory, political unity, and independence are more prominent, although some writers still make a pointed distinction between nation and state. Cf.
- The term is rarely used to refer to a state in its physical or geographical aspect; but see quot. 1653.
- †b. of (also by) nation: by nationality. of — nation: of the nationality specified. Obs
- c. A group of people having a single ethnic, tribal, or religious affiliation, but without a separate or politically independent territory.
- Freq. used of the Jewish people in the Diaspora.
- d. With the: the whole population of a country, freq. in contrast to a smaller or narrower body within it.
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