indispensable nations
indispensable nations is the plural of indispensable nation.
Meaning of indispensable nation
Noun
indispensable nation (plural indispensable nations)
- 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
Questions about indispensable nations
- What is indispensable nations the plural of?
- Indispensable nations is the plural of indispensable nation.
Words near indispensable nations in the dictionary
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