nation
A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common…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.
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» The whole nation wants peace.
Das ganze Land will Frieden. — Yorwba
Весь народ хочет мира. — corvard
Весь народ хоче миру. — Anjy
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Examples
798 sentencesThe whole nation wants peace.
Весь народ хоче миру. — Anjy
ruВесь народ хочет мира. — corvard
deDas ganze Land will Frieden. — Yorwba
Every nation has its own myths.
У кожного народу є свої власні міфи. — deniko
ruУ каждого народа есть свои собственные мифы. — al_ex_an_der
The strike affected the nation's economy.
Страйк вплинув на національну економіку. — deniko
ruЗабастовка нанесла вред национальной экономике. — sharptoothed
deDer Streik beeinträchtigte die nationale Wirtschaft. — MUIRIEL
Meaning
7 senses(collective)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
(metonymically)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
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.
a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes)
More meanings 4
(historical)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
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.
(broadly, collective, humorous, informal, often)A community united by some trait (especially an interest) but not historically constituted.
Near-synonym: tribe
the Dallas Cowboys nation
(obsolete)A great number; a great deal.
(rare)Damnation.
Origin
From Middle English nacioun, nacion, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiōnem, accusatiFrom 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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Forms
plural: nationsSynonyms
11 synonyms- United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911):Carrie NationCarry NationCarry Amelia Moore Nation
- a politically organized body of people under a single government:statecountrylandcommonwealthres publicabody politic
- the people who live in a nation or country:landcountry
Word family
59 related wordsSee also
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