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Aaron |
according to the Old Testament, the older brother of Moses and the first high priest of the Hebrew nation. |
aggressor |
a person, group, animal, or nation that starts aggression against another. |
ambassador |
a person who is chosen to represent his or her nation in an international organization. [1/3 definitions] |
angary |
the legal right of a state or nation at war to seize, destroy, or otherwise use the property of a neutral state, provided proper compensation is made. |
annex |
to make part of an existing nation or city. [1/3 definitions] |
anti-British |
being against the British nation or the British people. |
armed forces |
all the military forces of a nation or group of nations. |
army |
(sometimes cap.) the military land force of a nation. [1/3 definitions] |
attorney general |
the chief law officer and legal advisor of a state or nation. [1/2 definitions] |
autarky |
an economically self-sufficient nation or region. [1/2 definitions] |
auxiliary |
(pl.) foreign troops assisting those of a nation at war. [1/7 definitions] |
balance of payments |
the difference between a nation's payments to another nation and its receipts from the other nation, including imports, exports, and other flow of capital. |
banner |
a flag that represents a nation. [1/3 definitions] |
belligerency |
the position or status of a belligerent nation; condition of being at war. [1/2 definitions] |
belligerent |
a person, state, or nation engaged in war. [1/4 definitions] |
birthday |
the calendar day and month of one's birth, which is often celebrated as it occurs every year, or the day of the inception of something such as a nation. |
Black Muslim |
a member of the Nation of Islam. |
black nationalism |
(often caps.) a U.S. movement that advocates the establishment of a separate black nation. |
Britain |
(informal) the United Kingdom, a nation consisting of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. [1/2 definitions] |
capital1 |
the city where the central government of a nation or state is located. [1/10 definitions] |
Chief Executive |
(l.c.) a governing head, as of a state or nation. [1/2 definitions] |
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