different between polity vs nation
polity
English
Etymology
From Middle French politie, from Latin politia (circa. 1530s C.E.), from Ancient Greek ???????? (politeía, “polity, policy, the state”). Doublet of policy and police.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?p?.l?.t?/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /?p?.l?.ti/
Noun
polity (plural polities)
- (politics) An organizational structure of the government of a state, church, etc.
- (political science) A politically organized unit; a state.
- Different nations have different forms of polities, from provinces and states to territories and municipalities.
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- polity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- polity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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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
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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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