entire nation
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entire
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪnˈtaɪər/us/ɪnˈtaɪr/
whole or complete, with ...
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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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Every ' limb ', though it moved independently, was part of that body, and therefore expressed the character of theentirenation.
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If one can change the daily schedules of anentirenation, one can change the set of future individuals that will compose that nation.
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This did not simply mean, however, that measures that had previously been applied locally were improved and extended to cover theentirenation.
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If a party is more preferred in a certain region than in theentirenation, we may say that the region favours this party.
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Theentirenationwas grouped into five strata based on the level of urbanization and various economic characteristics.
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The waif shows the vulnerability of theentirenationby taking the weight of judgment on his own ragged person.
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Given the slow mobilization of anentirenation, an invader could conquer the country before it had a chance to mount resistance.
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Victory in such a war was perceived and portrayed by the government as the triumph of theentirenation.
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They imagine anentirenationwracked by famine.
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Not the money and title of the great, not even the worthy praise of the connoisseur, is as pleasing a reward as the voice of anentirenation.
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The difference of course is that, there, the issue is one of the most inflammatory in recorded history, one that is of concern to anentirenation.
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Another commonplace is that political integration can pose a problem to anentirenation: it makes political life crystallise round a single question, a single debate.
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The fires have destroyed human lives, homes and the economic framework of anentirenation.
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If we do not get this right, we shall ultimately have theentirenationdependent on humanitarian aid.
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No wonder theentirenationis now involved in a life and death struggle to defeat inflation.
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I have heard forecasts that the end is nigh, that there will be no recovery, that there will be oblivion for theentirenation.
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That could make some contribution not merely to civil defence, but also the defence of theentirenation.
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Theentirenationis preoccupied with the view that we should develop an international presence in environmental matters.
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It is drivelling rot and is seen to be drivelling rot by theentirenation.
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