Difference between Land and Nation

What is the difference between Land and Nation?

Land as a noun is the part of earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water. while Nation as a noun is a group of people sharing aspects of language, culture and/or ethnicity.

Land

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of or relating to land. Residing or growing on land.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water. real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and on which buildings can be erected. A country or region. A person's country of origin and/or homeplace; homeland. Ground that is suitable for farming. (Ireland / colloquial) a fright. A conducting area on a board or chip which can be used for connecting wires. In a compact disc or similar recording medium, an area of the medium which does not have pits. The space between the rifling grooves in a gun.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To descend to a surface, especially from the air. To alight, to descend from a vehicle. To come into rest. To arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water. To bring to land. To acquire; to secure. To deliver.

Example sentence: No phone. No pool. No pets. No cigarettes. Ultimate freedom... No longer to be poisoned by civilization, he flees, and walks alone upon the land to become Lost in the Wild.

Nation

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Extremely; very

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A group of people sharing aspects of language, culture and/or ethnicity.A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, and psychological make-up manifested in a common culture(international law) A sovereign state.Damnation.

Example sentence: Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.

We hope you now know whether to use Land or Nation in your sentence.

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