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nation
1[ney-shuhn]
noun
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own.
The president spoke to the nation about the new tax.
the territory or country itself.
the nations of Central America.
Synonyms: , , ,a member tribe of an American Indian confederation.
an aggregation of persons of the same ethnic family, often speaking the same language or cognate languages.
Nation
2[ney-shuhn]
noun
Carry or Carrie (Amelia Moore), 1846–1911, U.S. temperance leader.
nation
/ ˈԱɪʃə /
noun
an aggregation of people or peoples of one or more cultures, races, etc, organized into a single state
the Australian nation
a community of persons not constituting a state but bound by common descent, language, history, etc
the French-Canadian nation
a federation of tribes, esp American Indians
the territory occupied by such a federation
Other Word Forms
- nationhood noun
- nationless adjective
- internation adjective
- minination noun
- supernation noun
- ˈԲپDzԱ adjective
- ˈԲپDzˌǴǻ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of nation1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“Latino people are a huge part of building this nation,” said Nezza.
Israel's conflict with Iran may look like a mismatch on paper - a nation of nine million people taking on a giant of the Middle East, home to 88 million.
Hours later, in an evening address, he mourned the dead, telling the nation: "This is a difficult day. I told you, there will be difficult days."
He had travelled often to the nation, indicate posts from his LinkedIn account.
He added: "The only way that the government can afford this white elephant would be to take money from all the other nations and regions in the UK."
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