nation en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- nā'shən
- (US) audio
- /ˈneɪʃən/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tisder. Proto-Italic *gnātiō Latin nātiōbor. Old French nacionbor. Middle English nacioun English nation From Middle English nacioun, nacion, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiōnem, accusative of nātiō (“nation”). Displaced Old English þēod.
Meanings
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(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.
All the ends of the woꝛld ſhall remember, and turne vnto the Lord: and all the kinreds of the nations ſhall woꝛſhip befoꝛe thee.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 22:27:The Roma are a nation without a country.
pre-Columbian nations
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(broadly, collective, humorous, informal, often) 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. ▸ A community united by some trait (especially an interest) but not historically constituted.
the Dallas Cowboys nation
the hip-hop nation
Did Pinterest create a culture of do-it-yourselfers, or did the DIY nation create Pinterest? The answer may not be certain, but we do know that a lot of customers love to do things on their own.
2016 May 5, Johansson Anna, “5 Marketing Tips for Reaching the DIY Generation”, in Entrepreneur, retrieved 21 Dec 2023:Near-synonym: tribe
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(metonymically, qualifier:international law) A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymic, proscribed) a country.
It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: […] perhaps to muse on the irrelevance of the borders that separate nation states and keep people from understanding their shared environment.
2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36:Though legally single nations, many states comprise several distinct cultural or ethnic groups.
By the start of the 19th century, Europe was neckdeep in the Napoleonic Wars, which, at various times, amounted to the British Empire against Europe, and, at others, involved Britain subsidising various nations, such as Austria and Prussia, against Napoleon.
2018 December 1, Drachinifel, 1:18 from the start, in Anti-Slavery Patrols - The West Africa Squadron, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2024:
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(historical) An association of students based on the birthplace or ethnicity of its members.
Once widespread across Europe in medieval times, nations are now largely restricted to the ancient universities of Sweden and Finland.
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(obsolete) A great number; a great deal.
[…]and what a nation of herbs he had procured to mollify her humours, &c. &c.[…]
1762, Laurence Sterne, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, new edition, volume V, Altenburgh: G. E. Richter, published 1772, page 57:
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In North America, an Indigenous people with federal and/or state recognition as such and (often also) their federally recognized territory.
The term Navajo Nation refers both to the people and to their territory.
The Choctaw Nation is the third-largest federally recognized tribe in the United States and the second-largest Indian reservation in area.
Forms
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Coordinates
Deriveds
one nation · bug nation · nanonation · captive nation · independent mini-nation · most favoured nation · one-nation conservative · nationless · model nation · most favored nation · subnation · mother of the nation · bedroom nation · domestic dependent nation · Nation of Islam · nation-state · new nation project · ronation · multination · nation-building · nationhood · natiolect · nation state · nationship · the race that stops a nation · aspirant nation · one-nation conservatism · Ford Nation · supernation · indispensable nation · mini-nation · father of the nation · pseudonation · egonation · First Nation · macronation · Munsee-Delaware Nation · State of the Nation · Navajo Nation · proposition nation · Neutral Nation · Delaware Nation · nationful · nationist · First Nations · micronation · project nation · nationlike · plurination · Test nation · student nation · national · nation-builder · cybernation · nationwide · nationism · home nation · internation · nation wrecker · United Nations · Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation · space nation · pseudo-nation · nation of laws · Six Nations of the Grand River
Relateds
culture · people · natal · innate · antenatal · nativization · homeland · country · natural · naturalism · society · nativism · nativity · nature · native · race · ethnicity · naturism · state · nascent · prenatal
Synonyms
Translations (349)
pl nacja (sovereign state) · ml രാജ്യം (community of people) · pdt Volkj (nds) (community of people) · af nasie (community of people) · si රාජ්යය (sovereign state) · pl nacja (community of people) · ba милләт (community of people) · de Nation (association of students) · pdt Launt (nds) (sovereign state) · lv tauta (community of people) · ar قَوْم (community of people) · my လူမျိုးသည် (community of people) · cu землꙗ (sovereign state) · hil nasyon (community of people) · tr millet (community of people) · cmn 人民 (community of people) · it nazione (sovereign state) · be дзяржа́ва (sovereign state) · pl stan (sovereign state) · lv valsts (sovereign state) · nan-hbl 人民 (community of people) · st setjhaba (community of people) · ru на́ция (community of people) · ht nasyon (community of people) · cbk nacion (community of people) · sh на́род (community of people) · rm naziun (sovereign state) · sh на̑ција (community of people) · tk millet (community of people) · ja 国民 (community of people) · hu nemzet (community of people) · fa مِلَّت (community of people) · ar وَطَن (sovereign state) · ta நாடு (community of people) · dng жынмин (community of people) · ca sindicat (association of students) · ky журт (community of people) · tl nasyon (sovereign state) · ru наро́д (community of people) · orv землꙗ (sovereign state) · hak 人民 (community of people) · tk döwlet (sovereign state) · arc אוּמְּתָא (community of people) · hy ժողովուրդ (community of people) · lt nacija (community of people) · cdo 國家 /国家 (sovereign state) · kk ұлыс (community of people) · sl narod (community of people) · ky улут (community of people) · fr état (sovereign state) · ru держа́ва (sovereign state) · izh kansa (community of people) · mnc ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ (sovereign state) · nl volk (community of people) · ca nació (community of people) · ky мамлекет (sovereign state) · cy cenedl (community of people) · fi kansa (sovereign state) · so ummad (community of people) · inh халкъ (community of people) · ru землячество (association of students) · lij naçión (community of people) · ckb نەتەوە (community of people) · nds-de Staat (sovereign state) · jv bangsa (community of people) · lo ປະຊາຊາດ (community of people) · ka სახელმწიფო (sovereign state) · he מדינה \ מְדִינָה (sovereign state) · my လူမျိုး (community of people) · da stat (sovereign state) · nl staat (sovereign state) · st sechaba (community of people) · hi जाति (sovereign state) · ms negara (sovereign state) · ko 국가 (sovereign state) · th ประเทศ (sovereign state) · sk štát (sovereign state) · kpv йӧз (community of people) · bn উম্মত (community of people) · hsb narod (community of people) · nrf nâtion (community of people) · am ብሔር (community of people) · km ប្រជាជន (community of people) · mnp 人民 (community of people) · vi quốc dân (community of people) · bn মিল্লত (community of people) · el καθεστώς (sovereign state) · ilo nasion (community of people) · uz millat (community of people) · prs دَوْلَت (sovereign state) · ceb nasod (sovereign state) · chr ᎠᏰᎵᎤᏙᏢᏒ (community of people) · alt улус (community of people) · ug ئۇيۇشما (association of students) · lut swatixʷtəd (community of people) · th รัฐ (sovereign state) · ar دَوْلَة (sovereign state) · ceb nasod (community of people) · et rahvus (community of people) · lt tautybė (community of people) · ota ایل (community of people) · olo kanzu (community of people) · bg на́ция (community of people) · cdo 人民 (community of people) · is þjóð (community of people) · si ජාතිය (sovereign state) · uk наро́д (community of people) · el κράτος (sovereign state) · yi מדינה (sovereign state) · got 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹 (community of people) · ro națiune (community of people) · blk လိုꩻခွိုꩻ (community of people) · mnc ᡠᡵᠰᡝ (community of people) · hi राज्य (sovereign state) · et natsioon (community of people) · mn улс гурэн (sovereign state) · ka ერი (community of people) · km រាស្ត្រ (community of people) · kk мемлекет (sovereign state) · crh devlet (sovereign state) · tl lipunan (community of people) · my ပြည်သူပြည်သား (community of people) · sv nation (community of people) · ny dziko (sovereign state) · de Staat (sovereign state) · rm stadi (sovereign state) · th ประชาชาติ (community of people) · km ប្រជាជាតិ (community of people) · alt аймак (community of people) · ps ولس (community of people) · wuu 國民 /国民 (community of people) · br broad (community of people) · wuu 人民 (community of people) · nds-de Natschoon (community of people) · bn রাষ্ট্র (sovereign state) · vi dân tộc (community of people) · ko 국민 (community of people) · alt калык (community of people) · hu állam (sovereign state) · nan-hbl 國家 /国家 (sovereign state) · hu ország (sovereign state) · hy երկիր (sovereign state) · uk держа́ва (sovereign state) · dsb narod (community of people) · tl bansa (community of people) · it stato (sovereign state) · eo nacio (community of people) · uk на́ція (community of people) · km ជាតិ (community of people) · az dövlət (sovereign state) · hil nasyon (sovereign state) · alt эл (community of people) · ba дәүләт (sovereign state) · kk ұлт (community of people) · fr nation (community of people) · be наро́д (community of people) · sh dr̀žava (sovereign state) · tg миллат (community of people) · ota قوم (community of people) · izh rahvas (community of people) · uz davlat (sovereign state) · sa राष्ट्र (community of people) · es sindicato (association of students) · am ሃገር (sovereign state) · af volk (community of people) · hi मिल्लत (community of people) · be на́цыя (sovereign state) · hy ազգ (community of people) · gan 人民 (community of people) · my နိုင်ငံ (sovereign state) · ady цӏыфы лъэпкъ (community of people) · bn জাতি (sovereign state) · hsb nacija (community of people) · pt estado (sovereign state) · gl nación (association of students) · fr Etat (sovereign state) · id negara (sovereign state) · is ríki (sovereign state) · nds-de Stoot (sovereign state) · ota ملت (community of people) · sh др̀жава (sovereign state) · tum fuko (community of people) · uga 𐎈𐎆𐎚 (sovereign state) · sq shtet (sovereign state) · gv ashoon (community of people) · it nazione (community of people) · alt јурт (community of people) · nl natie (sovereign state) · cjy 國民 /国民 (community of people) · so qaran (community of people) · blk ခမ်းထီ (sovereign state) · km រដ្ឋ (sovereign state) · ba ил (sovereign state) · ja 国家 (sovereign state) · ckt варат (community of people) · mk држава (sovereign state) · cdo 國民 /国民 (community of people) · blk ခမ်းသားထီသား (community of people) · hak 國家 /国家 (sovereign state) · yue 國民 /国民 (community of people) · lo ຊາດ (sovereign state) · id bangsa (community of people) · th ประชาชน (community of people) · ilo nasion (sovereign state) · vi quốc gia (sovereign state) · nl natie (community of people) · da nation (community of people) · la gēns (community of people) · hsn 國民 /国民 (community of people) · ro nație (community of people) · hak 國民 /国民 (community of people) · az millət (community of people) · uk на́ція (sovereign state) · he לְאוֹם (community of people) · hsn 人民 (community of people) · pt nação (community of people) · fa دُوْلَت (sovereign state) · af nasie (sovereign state) · bg наро́д (community of people) · ga stát (sovereign state) · mk нација (community of people) · mi iwi (community of people) · ga náisiún (community of people) · lt tauta (community of people) · km ពលរដ្ឋ (community of people) · cs národ (community of people) · km ប្រជា (community of people) · ps ملت (community of people) · gd nàisean (community of people) · gl nación (community of people) · cs stát (sovereign state) · dng гуйҗя (sovereign state) · bo རྒྱལ་ཁབ (sovereign state) · be на́цыя (community of people) · nb stat (sovereign state) · ro stat (sovereign state) · lt valstybė (sovereign state) · bn কওম (community of people) · ur رِیاسَت (sovereign state) · te జాతి (community of people) · et riik (sovereign state) · uz ulus (community of people) · bg държа́ва (sovereign state) · ka ნაცია (community of people) · hil pungsud (sovereign state) · mn ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ (community of people) · cjy 人民 (community of people) · vi nhà nước (sovereign state) · nan-hbl 國民 /国民 (community of people) · ru госуда́рство (sovereign state) · de Nation (community of people) · nds-de Volk (community of people) · tt милләт (community of people) · haw lāhui (community of people) · wuu 國家 /国家 (sovereign state) · pl naród (community of people) · mk народ (community of people) · fo tjóð (community of people) · lo ປະເທດ (sovereign state) · th ชาติ (sovereign state) · mnc ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (sovereign state) · it nation (association of students) · grc ἔθνος (community of people) · eo ŝtato (sovereign state) · tg давлат (sovereign state) · ms bangsa (community of people) · sv nation (association of students) · orv краина (sovereign state) · chr ᎠᏰᎵᎯ (community of people) · orv народъ (community of people) · lv nācija (community of people) · gl estado (sovereign state) · fi kansakunta (sovereign state) · dsb nacija (community of people) · ia nation (community of people) · syc ܐܘܡܬܐ (community of people) · ota ایل (sovereign state) · yue 人民 (community of people) · hi समाज (community of people) · ug مىللەت (community of people) · hy պետություն (sovereign state) · ilo pagilian (community of people) · el έθνος (community of people) · nn nasjon (community of people) · fi kansa (community of people) · sl država (sovereign state) · sv stat (sovereign state) · tr devlet (sovereign state) · sw taifa (community of people) · cmn 國家 /国家 (sovereign state) · ka ხალხი (community of people) · hi राष्ट्र (sovereign state) · tk ýurt (community of people) · af staat (sovereign state) · km ប្រទេស (sovereign state) · he אֻמָּה (sovereign state) · bcl nasyon (sovereign state) · zdj twaifa (community of people) · ar أُمَّة (community of people) · om biyya (sovereign state) · ltg tauta (community of people) · la natio (sovereign state) · ca estat (sovereign state) · am መንግሥት (sovereign state) · de Volk (community of people) · pi raṭṭha (community of people) · yi פֿאָלק (community of people) · sk národ (community of people) · cmn 國民 /国民 (community of people) · mr राष्ट्र (sovereign state) · tr ulus (community of people) · km រដ្ឋ (community of people) · ps دولت (sovereign state) · yue 國家 /国家 (sovereign state) · ur قَوم (community of people) · sco thede (community of people) · mn улс (sovereign state) · hi क़ौम (community of people) · es estado (sovereign state) · sq komb (community of people) · lo ປະຊາຊົນ (community of people) · ms bangsa (sovereign state) · cu страна (sovereign state) · tl bansa (sovereign state) · rm naziun (community of people) · io naciono (community of people) · ny fuko (community of people) · oc nacion (community of people) · fi valtio (sovereign state) · cbk nacion (sovereign state) · nn stat (sovereign state) · fi osakunta (association of students) · hil pungsud (community of people) · mn үндэстэн (community of people) · sh nȃcija (community of people) · mnp 國家 /国家 (sovereign state) · sh národ (community of people) · nb nasjon (community of people) · he אומה \ אֻמָּה (community of people) · sv studentnation (association of students) · lo ລັດ (sovereign state) · cu народъ (community of people) · tt дәүләт (sovereign state) · es nación (community of people) · ug دۆلەت (sovereign state) · enm nacioun (community of people) · ang þēod (sovereign state) · ang þēod (community of people) · fr État (sovereign state)