Line and Nation

Line

Line noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.

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Nation and line are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nation" instead a noun "Line".

Nearby Words: lined, linear, lineup, lineage, lineal

Nation noun - A body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government.

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Line and nation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Line" instead a noun "Nation".

good	good line	good nation
full	full line	full nation
particular	particular line	particular nation
specific	specific line	specific nation
Other adjectives: dead, small, actual, entire, real, massive, big, great, little, major, titular, last, different.

Their war with the Alliance is motivated by their desire to keep their own people in line, as the presence of a democratic nation is a threat to their dictatorial government.

Source: One Nation Under Copyright
Interestingly, a throwaway line of dialog in the first season implies that the nation is Communist, but R2 shows that this is primarily because the people in charge are greedy twits.

Source: China Takes Over the World
Poverty is extremely widespread still, with 41% of the nation falling below the poverty line (and an equal percentage of malnourished children), and the nation containing a third of the world's poor.

Source: Useful Notes / India

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