country and nation as in China, Canada, etc.

0Both are same......0-

0I think 01i00nation02i00 is more often used to refer to the people while 01i00country02i00 is more often used to refer to the area of land or the political entity. They are interchangeable in certain contexts.02br
00For example, you would say 'a nation united in grief' but not 'a country united in grief'. 0-

0I feel like nation has something to do with political things more than country, like the Union Nations. 01blockquote

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0 I don't see any difference between the two as standalone words. In a particular context there might be some subtle shades of meaning. I can't think of any at the moment. 0-

0It is not just me that make a distinction between 01i00nation02i00 and 01i00country02i00. Please see02br
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00I think the name 'United Nations' was chosen to emphasize their oneness and cohesion. That's how the word 01i00nation02i00 is typically used. We say there are 192 member states in

0Here is an explanation from Longman: 02br
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01font01b00NATION: a country, considered especially in relation to its people and its social or economic structure.02b02font02br
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0Most dictionaries list the different usages of a word in the order of how common they are used. In the dictionaries I've checked, the first entries for 01i00nation02i00 all make reference to the people while the first entries for 01i00country02i00 all make reference to the piece of land. You can verify this in Cambridge Advanced Learner, Oxford Ad

0 Actually, there is a notable difference between these words. It has to with the question of what particular thing it is that you want to put stress on. 02br
00Nation: people that share the same history, language and culture and feel close to each other.02br
00Country: the area that is defined by its legal status. 02br
00For example, there are Quebec people i