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nation
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: n?'sh?n, IPA(key): /?ne??.??n/, /?ne??.??n/
- Rhymes: -e???n, -e???n
Etymology 1
From Middle English nacioun, nacion, from Old French nation, nacion, nasion (“nation”), from Latin n?ti?nem, accusative of (g)n?ti? (“nation, race, birth”) from (g)n?tus, past participle stem of (g)n?sc? (“to be born”). Displaced native Middle English theode, thede (“nation”) (from Old English þ?od), Middle English burthe (“birth, nation, race, nature”), Middle English leod, leode, lede (“people, race”) (from Old English l?od). Compare Saterland Frisian Nation (“nation”), West Frisian naasje (“nation”), Dutch natie (“nation”), German Low German Natschoon (“nation”). German Nation (“nation”), Danish nation (“nation”), Norwegian Bokmål nasjon (“nation”), Norwegian Nynorsk nasjon (“nation”), Swedish nation (“nation”).
Noun
nation (plural nations)
- A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed on the basis of 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.
- (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.
Synonyms
- (nationality, people group, race or kindred): thede (archaic or obsolete)
- (association of students): student nation
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
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Etymology 2
Probably short for damnation.
Noun
nation
- (rare) Damnation.
Adverb
nation
- (rare, dialectal) Extremely, very.
References
- "Notable and Quotable," Merriam Webster Online Newsletter (November, 2005) [1] (as accessed on December 23, 2005).
Anagrams
- Tonian, anoint
Danish
Etymology
From Latin n?ti? (“birth, people”), derived from the verb n?scor (“to be born”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [na??o?n]
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
Inflection
References
- “nation” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Etymology
From Middle French nation, from Old French nacion, borrowed from Latin n?ti?nem, accusative singular of n?ti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na.sj??/
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
nation f (plural nations)
- nation
Derived terms
Anagrams
- tonnai
Further reading
- “nation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French nacion.
Noun
nation f (plural nations)
- nation
Descendants
- French: nation
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nat??u?n/
Noun
nation c
- a nation, a nationality, a people
- a nation, a country, a state
- a union or fraternity of students from the same province
Declension
Related terms
- Förenta nationerna
- nationaldag
- nationalism
- nationalist
- nationalitet
- nationell
- Nationernas förbund
- nationshus
- nationsliv
- studentnation
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nationality
English
Etymology
From national +? -ity, perhaps after French nationalité; ultimately from Latin n?tio (“nation, people”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?næ.???næ.l?.ti/, /?næ?.?næ.l?.ti/, /-?næ.l?.ti/, /-?næl.ti/
- Hyphenation: na?tion?al?i?ty, na?tion?al?ity
Noun
nationality (plural nationalities)
- (now rare) National, i.e. ethnic and/or cultural, character or identity. [from 17th c.]
- (now rare) Nationalism or patriotism. [from 18th c.]
- 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford 2008, p. 599:
- ‘You are, to be sure, wonderfully free from that nationality: but so it happens, that you employ the only Scotch shoe-black in London.’
- 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford 2008, p. 599:
- National origin or identity; legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise. [from 18th c.]
- A people sharing a common origin, culture and/or language, and possibly constituting a nation-state. [from 19th c.]
- (obsolete) Political existence, independence or unity as a national entity. [19th c.]
Synonyms
- (membership of a nation or state): affiliation, allegiance, ancestry, citizenship, descent, enfranchisement, ethnicity, national status, naturalization, origin, parentage, race, residence, status
- (national character or identity): ancestry, color, colour, ethnicity, identity, origin
- (a people): clan, confederation, cultural group, culture, denomination, ethnic group, ethnicity, faith, group, nation, people, persuasion, race, sect, tribe
- (political existence as a national entity): autarchy, autonomy, freedom, independence, liberty, nationhood, self-determination, self-government, self-rule, separation, sovereignty
- (nationalism): nationalism, patriotic sentiment, patriotism,
Related terms
- nation, national, nationalise, nationalism, nationalist, nationalistic, nationalize
- nationhood
- nation-state
- nationwide
Translations
See also
- naturalize
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