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)
- 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.
- (international law) A sovereign state.
- (chiefly historical) An association of students based on its members' birthplace or ethnicity.
- Synonym: student nation
- (obsolete) A great number; a great deal.
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
- (rare) Damnation.
Adverb
nation
- (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)
- a nation, a people with a common identity, united in history, culture or language
- 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)
- 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)
- nation
Descendants
- French: nation
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /natˈɧuːn/
Noun
nation c
- a nation, a country, a state
- a nation, a people
- 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)