Scotland vs European nation

Scotland and European nation both are nouns.

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

Scotland (noun)	European nation (noun)
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	any one of the countries occupying the European continent