• Anti-Face Weapon@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    It’s less of a legal distinction and more of a definition thing. He is objectively using the wrong word.

    It would not be incorrect to refer to the people of Puerto Ricans as a nation by the definition of the word. The word nation does not refer to a place but a group of people.

    • Hawke@lemmy.world
      2·
      9 hours ago

      Both words refer to both concepts.

      country

      1. A nation or state.
      2. The territory of a nation or state; land.
      3. The people of a nation or state; populace.

      nation

      1. A relatively large group of people organized under a single, usually independent government; a country.
      2. The territory occupied by such a group of people.
      3. The government of a sovereign state.