Word | nation |
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QType | H |
Instructions | In this sentence, nation means: |
Sentence | Qatar, a tiny nation whose natural gas reserves have made it enormously wealthy, for years has tried to expand its influence in the Arab world. |
Source | New York Times |
Source URL | http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/06/world/africa/weapons-sent-to-libyan-rebels-with-us-approval-fell-into-islamist-hands.html?pagewanted=all |
Source Title | Weapons Sent to Libyan Rebels With U.S. Approval Fell Into Islamist Hands |
Choices | country | aggregation | contender | registrant |
Correct Answer | country |
Definition | In this question, nation is a noun that means a politically organized body of people under a government. |
Blurb | A nation is a country and its people. It's also the word used for the Native American tribal federations in the US — the Cherokee Nation, for instance — which have their own governments and territories. Nation comes from the Latin root nat-, which means "born" — the neonatal unit in a hospital is where the newborn babies are cared for. You can also use nation more loosely for ethnic or religious groups: you might speak of "the Jewish nation," meaning not just the country, or nation, of Israel, but Jews all over the world. The Nation of Islam is an African-American Muslim group. |
Level | 1 |
Frequency | 0.058823529 |
Page Frequency | once / 17 pages |
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