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indispensable nation

indispensable nation noun: the one nation that supposedly keeps the world affairs in check via its economic and military power.

Noun

indispensable nation (plural indispensable nations)

  1. The one nation that supposedly keeps the world affairs in check via its economic and military power.
    • As I've said many times, America is the world's indispensable nation, the one the world looks to for leadership because of our strength and our values.1995, William Jefferson Clinton, Presidential Radio Address - 16 November 1996

Forms of indispensable nation

pluralindispensable nations

Questions about indispensable nation

What does indispensable nation mean?
Indispensable nation means the one nation that supposedly keeps the world affairs in check via its economic and military power.
What part of speech is indispensable nation?
Indispensable nation is a noun.
What is the plural of indispensable nation?
The plural of indispensable nation is indispensable nations.

Words near indispensable nation in the dictionary

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  2. Indish
  3. indispensabilities
  4. indispensability
  5. indispensable
  6. indispensable nation
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  8. indispensableness
  9. indispensables
  10. indispensably
  11. indispensible

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