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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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