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Discover LudwigThe term "first nation" is correct and can be used in written English
It is often used to refer to Indigenous communities in countries colonized by Europeans. For example: The First Nations of Canada have a long and rich history.
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first nation
noun
An Indian settlement or band.
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They join Japan, which was the first nation to qualify.
The first nation to recognise my country was Morocco.
Japan was the first nation to explicitly formulate this problem and to search for a solution.
Could tiny, unknown Somaliland become the first nation to become a cashless society?
It would be the first nation to do so.
Bryan Blackstar with his niece, Moosomin First Nation, Saskatchewan.
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Our study was the first nation-wide survey on male bereavement in Iceland.
It is the first nation-wide survey on male bereavement in Iceland.
To our knowledge, this is the first nation-wide epidemiologic report of sepsis amongst Canadian children.
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