Hypernyms for "nation"
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Hypernyms
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British
British people
Brits
city state
city-state
commonwealth country
developing country
Dominion
Dutch
Dutch people
English
English people
federation of tribes
foreign country
French
French people
great power
Irish
Irish people
major power
power
Reich
renegade state
rogue nation
rogue state
sea power
Spanish
Spanish people
superpower
suzerain
Swiss
Swiss people
tribe
world power
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.