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List of
national airlines, a redirect to the section "List of national
flag carriers" in the article Flag carrier, considered to
be a "flag carrier", either by designation as a national airlines
either officially or based on history and whether it is
state-owned.
List of national
coats, redirect to Gallery of country coats of arms,
emblem serving a similar purpose of each of the countries in the
list of countries
List of national
constitutions, list of existing or former national
constitutions by country, semi-recognized countries, and by
codification.
List of national dances, This
is a list of national dances. This may be a formal or informal
designation. Not all nations officially recognize a national dance
or dances.
List of National Days, a redirect to the
section List of National Daysin the article National
Day
List of
national legislatures, redirect to list of legislatures by
country, whether parliamentary or congressional, that act as a
plenary general assembly of representatives with the power to
legislate.
List of national theatres
Several countries have one or more national theatres. This
component in the name of a theatre indicates that the funding is
not only a concern of private investors or the local city, but of
the national or federal budget.
List of
national sports, redirect to National sport. A
national sport is a sport or game that is considered to be an
intrinsic part of the culture of a nation.
I. A people or group of peoples; a political state.
1. a. A large aggregate of communities and individuals united
by factors such as common descent, language, culture, history, or
occupation of the same territory, so as to form a distinct people.
Now also: such a people forming a political state; a political
state. (In early use also in pl.: a country.)
In early examples notions of race and common descent
predominate. In later use notions of territory, political unity,
and independence are more prominent, although some writers still
make a pointed distinction between nation and
state. Cf.
NATION-STATE n.
The term is rarely used to refer to a state in its
physical or geographical aspect; but see quot. 1653.
†b. of (also by) nation: by
nationality. of — nation: of the nationality specified.
Obs
c. A group of people having a single ethnic, tribal, or
religious affiliation, but without a separate or politically
independent territory.
Freq. used of the Jewish people in the
Diaspora.
d. With the: the whole population of a country, freq.
in contrast to a smaller or narrower body within it.
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