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city-state vs nation

nation vs city-state

city-state and nation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
city-state Yes No No No
nation Yes No No No
As nouns, nation is a hypernym of city-state; that is, nation is a word with a broader meaning than city-state:
  • city-state: a state consisting of a sovereign city
  • nation: a politically organized body of people under a single government
Other hypernyms of city-state include body politic, commonwealth, country, land, res publica, state.
city-state (noun) nation (noun)
a state consisting of a sovereign city a politically organized body of people under a single government
the people who live in a nation or country
a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes)
Difference between city-state and nation

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