Значение

значений: 7
  1. (собирательное)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.

    The Roma are a nation without a country.

    pre-Columbian nations

    Volk, Nation

    на́цияnácija, наро́дnaród

    на́ціяnácija, наро́дnaród

  2. 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.

    (шире, собирательное, шутливое, разговорное, часто)A community united by some trait (especially an interest) but not historically constituted.

    Near-synonym: tribe

    the Dallas Cowboys nation

  3. (метонимически)A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymic, proscribed) a country.

    Though legally single nations, many states comprise several distinct cultural or ethnic groups.

    Staat

    госуда́рствоgosudárstvo, держа́ваderžáva

    держа́ваderžáva, на́ціяnácija

  4. (историческое)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.

    Nation

    землячествоzemljačestvo

  5. 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.

    The term Navajo Nation refers both to the people and to their territory.

  6. (редкое)Damnation.

  7. (устаревшее)A great number; a great deal.

Ещё определения
  • the people who live in a nation or country
  • a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes)
  • a politically organized body of people under a single government
  • United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)

Примеры

предложений: 819
  1. Japan has become a powerful nation.

    Япония стала могучей нацией.

  2. He can't run his own family, let alone a nation!

    Он со своей семьёй не может справиться, что уж тут говорить о стране?

  3. The whole nation wants peace.

    Весь народ хочет мира.

    ukВесь народ хоче миру.

    deDas ganze Land will Frieden.

  4. Japan is an industrial nation.

    Япония - это индустриальная страна.

    deJapan ist ein Industrieland.

  5. We're a peace-loving nation.

    Мы миролюбивая нация.

    ukМи — миролюбна нація.

    deWir sind ein friedliebendes Volk.

Переводы

языков: 9
Українська
По значениям 2
community of people:
sovereign state:
Русский
По значениям 3
community of people:
sovereign state:
association of students:
Deutsch
По значениям 2
community of people:
sovereign state:

Происхождение

From Middle English nacioun, nacion, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiōnem, accusati

From Middle English nacioun, nacion, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiōnem, accusative of nātiō (“nation”). Displaced Old English þēod.

Short for damnation or tarnation.

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