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nation¹
- /ˈneɪʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English nacioun, nacion, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiōnem, accusative of nātiō (“nation”). Displaced Old English þēod and Old English cynewīse.
noun nations
- A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common economic life, ethnicity, language, religion, and/or territory, and manifested in a common culture. The Roma are a nation without a country.
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A community united by some trait (especially an interest) but not historically constituted.
Near-synonym: tribe
Similar: tribe
- A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymic, proscribed) a country. Though legally single nations, many states comprise several distinct cultural or ethnic groups.
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An association of students based on the birthplace or ethnicity of its members.
Once widespread across Europe in medieval times, nations are now largely restricted to the ancient universities of Sweden and Finland.
Similar: student nation
- A great number; a great deal. […]and what a nation of herbs he had procured to mollify her humours, &c. &c.[…]
- In North America, an Indigenous people with federal and/or state recognition as such and (often also) their federally recognized territory. The Choctaw Nation is the third-largest federally recognized tribe in the United States and the second-largest Indian reservation in area.
nation²
- /ˈneɪʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
Short for damnation or tarnation.
noun 'nation
- Damnation. ... what the nation's the matter of that boy now ? If he's got them highsterics ag'in , I'll blister him from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet , sure as he's a - livin ' . " The doctor took up his hat and started out to meet[…]
adverb 'nation
- Extremely, very. “Looky here, Bilgewater,” he says, “I’m nation sorry for you, but you ain’t the only person that’s had troubles like that.”
adjective 'nation
- An intensifier; extreme, great. ... a nation deal o' trouble to captivate him.
Nation³
proper noun Nations
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: nationality, commonwealth, res publica, body politic, country, state, land, a people, national, nationhood, nationalism, community, nation-building, statehood, nationalist, ethnic
Translations
Every language
noun community of people
| Español | nación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 국민 gungmin |
| 日本語 | 国民 kokumin |
| 中文 | 人民 rénmín, 國民 /国民 guómín |
| हिन्दी | समाज samāj, क़ौम qaum, मिल्लत millat |
| Kiswahili | taifa |
| Português | nação |
| Français | nation |
| Deutsch | Volk, Nation |
| Italiano | nazione |
| Ελληνικά | έθνος éthnos |
| Română | națiune, nație |
| Русский | на́ция nácija, наро́д naród |
| Tiếng Việt | dân tộc, quốc dân |
| العربية | أُمَّة ʔumma, قَوْم qawm |
| עברית | אומה \ אֻמָּה umá, לְאוֹם l'om |
noun sovereign state
| Español | estado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 국가 gukga |
| 日本語 | 国家 kokka |
| 中文 | 國家 /国家 guójiā |
| हिन्दी | राज्य rājya, राष्ट्र rāṣṭra, जाति jāti |
| Português | estado |
| Français | état, État, Etat |
| Deutsch | Staat |
| Italiano | stato, nazione |
| Ελληνικά | κράτος krátos, καθεστώς kathestós |
| Română | stat |
| Русский | госуда́рство gosudárstvo, держа́ва deržáva |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà nước, quốc gia |
| العربية | دَوْلَة dawla, وَطَن waṭan |
| עברית | מדינה \ מְדִינָה mediná, אֻמָּה ummá |
noun association of students
| Español | sindicato |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Nation |
| Italiano | nation |
| Русский | землячество zemljačestvo |
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