nation vs state

state vs nation

nation and state both are nouns.

nation is not a verb while state is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nation	Yes	No	No	No
state	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, nation and state are synonyms defined as:

nation and state: a politically organized body of people under a single government

Other synonyms of nation include body politic, commonwealth, country, land, res publica.

nation (noun)	state (noun)
a politically organized body of people under a single government	the way something is with respect to its main attributes
the people who live in a nation or country	a politically organized body of people under a single government
a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes)	the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
	the territory occupied by a nation
	the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
	a state of depression or agitation
	(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)

nation (verb)	state (verb)
	express in words
	put before
	indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

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