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nation

/ˈneɪʃən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables
na-tion
IPA
/ˈneɪʃən/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

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.

Humorous; Informal

noun

A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymic, proscribed) a country.

noun

An association of students based on the birthplace or ethnicity of its members.

noun

A great number; a great deal.

Obsolete

noun

In North America, an Indigenous people with federal and/or state recognition as such and (often also) their federally recognized territory.

noun

Damnation.

adv

Extremely, very.

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: nacioun,nacion, nacion, nātiōnem

Usage

Inflected Forms

nations (plural) 'nation (alternative)

Derived Forms

cybernation egonation internation macronation micronation multination nanonation natiolect national nationful nationhood nationism

Phrases

aspirant nation bedroom nation bug nation captive nation Delaware Nation domestic dependent nation father of the nation First Nation

Frequently Paired Words

antenatal innate nascent natal native nativism nativity nativization

Synonyms

tribe student nation land country state commonwealth res publica body politic

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization location application generation

Questions

How do you pronounce nation?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈneɪʃən/.
What does nation mean?
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.
Where does nation come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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