Nation Definition
nation
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English
English Wikipedia has an article on: NationWikipedia en
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Middle English nation, nacioun from Old French nation, nacion, from Latin nationem, accusative of natio, (g)natio (“nation, race, birth”) from (g)natus, past participle stem of (g)nasci “to be born”. Displaced native Middle English theode, thede (“nation”) (from Old English þēod), Middle English burthe (“birth, nation, race, nature”), Middle English leod, leode, lede (“people, race”) (from Old English lēod).
Noun
nation (plural nations)
- A group of people sharing aspects of language, culture and/or ethnicity.
- The Roma are a nation without a country.
- A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, and psychological make-up manifested in a common culture
- The Kurdish people constitute a nation in the Middle East
- (law) (international law) A sovereign state.
- Though legally single nations, many states comprise several distinct cultural or ethnic groups.
- (chiefly historical) an association of students based on their birthplace or ethnicity syn.
- Once widespread across Europe in medieval times, nations are now largely restricted to the ancient universities of Sweden and Finland.
Usage notes
- (British) Following the establishment of the Scottish and Welsh parliaments, England, Scotland and Wales are normally considered distinct nations. Application of the term nation to the United Kingdom as a whole is deprecated in most style guides, including the BBC, most newspapers and in UK Government publications. Northern Ireland, being of less clear legal status, generally remains a province.
Synonyms
- (an association of students): student nation
Derived terms
- First Nations
- nation building
- nation-state
- student nation
- United Nations
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Translations
group of people sharing aspects of language, culture and/or ethnicity
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Etymology 2
Probably short for damnation.
Noun
nation
Adverb
nation
References
- "Notable and Quotable," Merriam Webster Online Newsletter (November, 2005) [1] (as accessed on December 23, 2005).
Statistics
- Most common English words before 1923: silver · winter · expect · #963: nation · legal · spread · enter
Anagrams
French
French Wikipedia has an article on: NationWikipedia fr
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nationem, accusative singular of natio.
Pronunciation
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Noun
nation f. (plural nations)
Derived terms
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Middle French
Noun
nation f. (plural nations)
Swedish
Swedish Wikipedia has an article on: NationWikipedia sv
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Noun
nation c.
- a nation, a nationality, a people
- a nation, a country, a state
- a union or fraternity of students from the same province
Declension
Declension of nation| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | nation | nationen | nationer | nationerna |
| genitive | nations | nationens | nationers | nationernas |
Related terms
- Förenta nationerna
- nationaldag
- nationalism
- nationalist
- nationalitet
- nationell
- Nationernas förbund
- nationshus
- nationsliv
- studentnation
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