African nation
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- noun
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país africano
- In 1957, Ghana became the first African nation to achieve independence from its colonial ruler.
- many African nations
- other African nations
- East African nation
And I think this is a situation where the African Union and African nations in general are saying we don't.
- And I think this is a situation where the African Union and African nations in general are saying we don't.
Examples
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Because of their poverty, many African nations cannot afford existing inputs or new technologies to enhance food production.
Academic text (1998) -
What has enabled Botswana to succeed where so many other African nations have failed?
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So one of the questions they asked was what percent of African nations belong to the United Nations, OK.
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First, my students had virtually no knowledge of African nations.
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National water companies in African nations, for example, rarely supply water to small urban and rural poor communities.
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Indeed, in recent decades, African nations have invested substantially in urban housing development.
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Several African nations are using MA techniques in their own ecosystem assessments.
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The post-independent educational policies left most African nations dependent on European experts and ignorant of other alternatives.
Academic text (1992) -
Two dozen nations were included, but poorer, less economically developed nations (especially African nations) are underrepresented.
Academic text (1993) -
In 1957, Ghana became the first African nation to achieve independence from its colonial ruler.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'any country located on the African continent' is directly and transparently composed from 'African' (connected with Africa) + 'nation' (a country or people), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the phrase. This adjectival + noun composition is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English patterns, making it immediately understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
African nation joins African (from Africa) and nation (a 'country' with its own people and government). Picture a map of Africa with a flag on one place marking that country, and you have an African nation, so the phrase means 'any country located on the African continent'.