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COMITY OF NATIONS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does comity of nations mean?
• COMITY OF NATIONS (noun)
The noun COMITY OF NATIONS has 1 sense:
1. courteous respect by one nation for the laws and institutions of another
Familiarity information: COMITY OF NATIONS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Courteous respect by one nation for the laws and institutions of another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("comity of nations" is a kind of...):
comity (a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect)
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