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nation
1[ ney-shuhn ]
noun
- a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
The president spoke to the nation about the new tax.
- the territory or country itself:
the nations of Central America.
Synonyms: , , ,
- a member tribe of an American Indian confederation.
- an aggregation of persons of the same ethnic family, often speaking the same language or cognate languages.
Nation
2[ ney-shuhn ]
noun
- Carry or Carrie (Amelia Moore), 1846–1911, U.S. temperance leader.
nation
/ ˈԱɪʃə /
noun
- an aggregation of people or peoples of one or more cultures, races, etc, organized into a single state
the Australian nation
- a community of persons not constituting a state but bound by common descent, language, history, etc
the French-Canadian nation
- a federation of tribes, esp American Indians
- the territory occupied by such a federation
Derived Forms
- ˈԲپDzԱ, adjective
- ˈԲپDzˌǴǻ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԲtDz·Ǵǻ noun
- ԲtDz· adjective
- t·ԲtDz adjective
- i·ԲtDz noun
- p·ԲtDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of nation1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Perhaps they were too busy being mean girls in middle school to learn that “distrust in government” was baked into the United States, a nation founded on a rebellion against centralized, executive power.
Representatives for Villaraigosa were incredulous that a phrase that’s used by politicians and elected officials across the nation would be the subject of litigation.
Meanwhile, Sheinbaum has acknowledged that her nation is also accepting U.S. deportees who are not Mexicans — 5,446 since Trump’s second term began.
Speaking on his YouTube channel on Wednesday, external, Eubank Sr was emotional as he recalled the poignant moment, which he says "moved the nation and the world".
Two years ago, the Catholic bishops of Tulsa and Oklahoma City formed a private, nonprofit corporation to establish the nation’s first religious charter school.
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