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captive nations

captive nations is the plural of captive nation.

Meaning of captive nation

Noun

captive nation (plural captive nations)

  1. (US, historical) A country under the control of a Communist regime (especially the Soviet Union).
    • Almost from the moment the Soviet empire swallowed the captive nations, the fight against it began.1989 November 21, A[braham] M[ichael] Rosenthal, “ON MY MIND; Helping the Revolution”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on...

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What is captive nations the plural of?
Captive nations is the plural of captive nation.

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