nation

nation

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English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: nā'shən, IPA(key): /ˈneɪʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

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. (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.
      Coordinate term: (sometimes synonymous) people
      1. (by extension, informal, often humorous) A community united by some trait (especially an interest) but not historically constituted.
    2. (international law, metonymic) A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymic, proscribed) a country.
    3. (chiefly historical) An association of students based on the birthplace or ethnicity of its members.
      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

    Short for damnation or tarnation.

    Alternative forms

    • 'nation

    Noun

    nation

    1. (rare) Damnation. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

    Adverb

    nation

    1. (rare, dialectal) Extremely, very.

    References

    • “Notable and Quotable”, in Merriam Webster Online Newsletter[4], 2005 November, archived from the original on 14 March 2006.

    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

    Descendants

    • Haitian Creole: nasyon
    • Piedmontese: nassion

    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
      • Haitian Creole: nasyon
      • Piedmontese: nassion

    Middle English

    Noun

    nation

    1. (Parliamentary Rolls) alternative form of nacioun

    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

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    References

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

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