divided nation
Partitioned sovereign state
A divided nation is a country whose population is split into opposing factions—typically along political, ideological, ethnic, or regional lines.
The phrase often appears in commentary about polarization: We've become a divided nation, unable to agree on basic facts.
It can also describe countries literally partitioned, like Korea or Cold War Germany.
- polarizedSplit into opposing factions
- culture warConflict over societal values
- civil warDomestic armed conflict
- fractureSplit in hard material
- unityWholeness through cohesion
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