European nation vs Scotland

European nation and Scotland both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
European nation	Yes	No	No	No
Scotland	Yes	No	No	No

European nation (noun)	Scotland (noun)
any one of the countries occupying the European continent	one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts