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nation

1

[ ney-shuhn ]

noun

  1. 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.

  2. the territory or country itself:

    the nations of Central America.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. a member tribe of an American Indian confederation.
  4. an aggregation of persons of the same ethnic family, often speaking the same language or cognate languages.


Nation

2

[ ney-shuhn ]

noun

  1. Carry or Carrie (Amelia Moore), 1846–1911, U.S. temperance leader.

nation

/ ˈԱɪʃə /

noun

  1. an aggregation of people or peoples of one or more cultures, races, etc, organized into a single state

    the Australian nation

  2. a community of persons not constituting a state but bound by common descent, language, history, etc

    the French-Canadian nation

    1. a federation of tribes, esp American Indians
    2. the territory occupied by such a federation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԲپDzԱ, adjective
  • ˈԲپDzˌǴǻ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ԲtDz·Ǵǻ noun
  • ԲtDz· adjective
  • t·ԲtDz adjective
  • i·ԲtDz noun
  • p·ԲtDz noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nation1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Latin پō- (stem of پō ) “birth, tribe,” equivalent to (ܲ) (past participle of ī “to be born”) + -ō- -ion
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nation1

C13: via Old French from Latin پō birth, tribe, from Բī to be born
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Synonym Study

See race 2.
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Libraries across California are bracing for cuts to early literacy, information access and continuing education programs after the Trump administration’s latest effort to slash federal spending took aim at the nation’s libraries and museums.

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Other imported foods found on the countertops in many US kitchens could suffer a similar fate, especially those coming from European Union nations, who will all be hit by a 20% tariff.

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He came to believe that tariffs were the tool you could use to force these nations to pay for their security.

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Whether the country is good or evil is the wrong debate: like most people, and every other nation on earth, it’s a bit of both.

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Both nations sit on the Mediterranean coast and are key transit points for African migrants crossing the sea to Europe.

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