"The point is that we in Catalonia believe we are a distinct nation with our own language, culture and traditions," he said.

Puerto Rico has international representation in sports and other international events as a distinct nation.

While general regarded as having been Samnites, sometimes they are treated as a distinct and independent nation.

At this time, the ensemble consisted of musicians from seven distinct nations.

It has been shown, and present socialist practice confirms, that the Muslims are a distinct nation".

How reasonable of him to admit that Scotland is, as it always was, a separate and distinct nation.

They lost their identity as a distinct nation.

However, he did consider Sikhs as "a distinct nation".

Each one of those tribes is a distinct and unique sovereign nation.

Yugoslavia has been the name for Olympic teams from three distinct nations: