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- [ney-shuh n]
- /ˈneɪ ʃən/
- /ˈneɪʃn/
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- [ney-shuh n]
- /ˈneɪ ʃən/
Definitions of nation word
- noun nation Carry or Carrie (Amelia Moore) 1846–1911, U.S. temperance leader. 1
- noun nation A large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory. 1
- noun nation geographic area: country 1
- noun nation political area: state 1
- noun nation people: unified group 1
- countable noun nation A nation is an individual country considered together with its social and political structures. 0
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Origin of nation
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Latin nātiōn- (stem of nātiō) birth, tribe, equivalent to nāt(us) (past participle of nāscī to be born) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Nation
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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nation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
nation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nation
noun nation
- tribe — any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- democracy — A democracy is a country in which the people choose their government by voting for it.
- people — persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general: to find it easy to talk to people; What will people think?
- union — a township in NE New Jersey.
- community — The community is all the people who live in a particular area or place.
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