Asian nation vs Syrian Arab Republic

Asian nation and Syrian Arab Republic both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Asian nation	Yes	No	No	No
Syrian Arab Republic	Yes	No	No	No

Asian nation (noun)	Syrian Arab Republic (noun)
any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent	an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization