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nation  

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  • A sizable group of individuals who unite, due to shared perceptions of social reality and historical origin, to occupy a specific territory, declaring loyalty and duty to the same government. A nation is fully developed through the national consciousness of its people, whose historical calling is inherent in the ethical ideals found within their historical legacy. [Source: The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences; Nation]

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