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The main difference between a nation and state is that a nation is

a political unit within a state.
an imagined political community.
a territory with one ethnic group.
an autonomous country.

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an imagined political community.

Explanation: a nation refers to a socially constructed group of people who share a sense of identity (history, culture, language, or beliefs)—Benedict Anderson called it an "imagined community." A state, by contrast, is a sovereign political entity with defined territory and government.