Meaning
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- A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
- (informal) A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
- A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymically, proscribed) a country.
- An association of students based on the birthplace or ethnicity of its members.
- (obsolete) A great number; a great deal.
- In North America, an Indigenous people and their federally recognized territory.
Synonyms
commonwealth
the Gentiles
student service association
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈneɪʃən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English nacioun, nacion, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiōnem, accusative of nātiō (“nation”). Displaced native Old English þēod.
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