nation

English Online Dictionary. What means nation‎? What does nation mean?

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: nā'shən, IPA^(key): /ˈneɪ̯.ʃən/, /ˈneɪ̯.ʃɪn/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən, -eɪʃɪn

Etymology 1

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

Noun

nation (plural nations)

1. 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.
2. (international law) A sovereign state.
3. (chiefly historical) An association of students based on its members' birthplace or ethnicity.

   Synonym: student nation

4. (obsolete) A great number; a great deal.
5. In North America, an Indigenous people and their federally recognized territory.

Usage notes

• (British) Following the establishment of the Scottish and Welsh parliaments, England, Scotland and Wales are normally considered distinct nations. Application of the term nation to the United Kingdom as a whole is deprecated in most style guides, including the BBC, most newspapers and in UK Government publications. Northern Ireland, being of less clear legal status, generally remains a province.

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Etymology 2

Probably short for damnation.

Noun

nation

1. (rare) Damnation.

Adverb

nation

1. (rare, dialectal) Extremely, very.

References

• “Notable and Quotable”, in Merriam Webster Online Newsletter‎^[2], November 2005, archived from the original on 2006-03-14.

Anagrams

• Tonian, anoint

Danish

Etymology

From Latin nātiō (“birth, people”), derived from the verb nāscor (“to be born”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [naˈɕoˀn]

Noun

nation c (singular definite nationen, plural indefinite nationer)

1. a nation, a people with a common identity, united in history, culture or language
2. a nation, a country that is a politically independent unity

Declension

References

• “nation” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French nation, from Old French nacion, borrowed from Latin nātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.sjɔ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɔ̃

Noun

nation f (plural nations)

1. nation

Derived terms

References

• “nation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• tonnai

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French nacion.

Noun

nation f (plural nations)

1. nation

Descendants

• French: nation

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /natˈɧuːn/

Noun

nation c

1. a nation, a country, a state
2. a nation, a people

3. a union or fraternity of students from the same province

Declension

Related terms

• Förenta nationerna
• national-
• nationaldag
• nationalism
• nationalist
• nationalitet
• nationell
• Nationernas förbund
• nationshus
• nationsliv
• studentnation

References

• nation in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• nation in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• nation in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)