independent nation

collocation in English

meaningsofindependentandnation

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independent
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt/us
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt/
not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, ...
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nation
noun
uk
/ˈneɪ.ʃən/us
/ˈneɪ.ʃən/
a country, especially when thought of as a large group of people living in one area with their own government, language, ...
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(Definition ofindependentandnationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofindependent nation

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However, the leaders of newlyindependentnation-states were much less inclined to blame under-development on its victims.
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Within the newlyindependentnation, language planning grew out of socio-political need and was envisaged as going hand in hand with the other programmes.
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A national variety, as the term implies, is the form of the language used in a politicallyindependentnation-state.
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In particular, intellectuals regarded the socialist way as the future economic system of theindependentnation.
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The two euro-outs have beenindependentnationstates, never occupied by foreign powers.
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Doing otherwise would have adverse effects on law and order, whose consequences would be political instability in the newly createdindependentnation.
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This was an all-out effort by the regime, through the determination and initiative of the top leadership, to survive not only domestically but also internationally as anindependentnation.
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The starting point is 15independentnationstates.
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This country can be and should be anindependentnation.
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It is always a pleasure to welcome another example of decolonisation and to look forward to the birth of another completelyindependentnation.
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Now is our great opportunity to free ourselves in the economic sphere and to establish ourselves once again as anindependentnation.
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I hope that they will accept the situation that we are trying to produce for them as anindependentnation.
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They deeply regret this fresh attack upon a smallindependentnation, which must result in fresh suffering and loss of life to innocent people.
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He has also talked about the violation of a sovereign,independentnation.
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That is simply not acceptable or feasible in the world ofindependentnationstates in which we live.
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On this issue, which is so vital to their future, the people must be allowed to speak as a free andindependentnation.
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If we went as anindependentnationand as a separate independent unit it's unlikely that we'd get the amount of frequencies we'd require.
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Then, there was the danger of doing nothing while one smallindependentnationafter another was undermined and destroyed.
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The islands are anindependentnationin respect of their own taxes.
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But operational sovereignty on the monetary front has been drifting away fromindependentnationstates for years and the drift has now accelerated.
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