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   Na·tion

   /ˈnāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory: "the world's leading industrialized nations"
   • ▪ a North American Indian people or confederation of peoples.

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin natio(n-), from nat- ‘born’, from the verb nasci.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. www.dictionary.com · browse · nationNATION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Nation definition: 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. See examples of NATION used in a sentence.

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4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com · nationnation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   nation. noun. /ˈneɪʃn/. [countable] a country considered as a group of people with the same language, culture, and history, who live in a particular area under one government an independent nation the African nations.

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org · learner-english · nationNATION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   a country or the people living in a country: Asian nations. industrial nations. The entire nation mourned her death. a nation of dog lovers. See also. the United Nations. Fewer examples. The entire nation mourned her death. Jefferson's document formed the foundation of a new nation.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org · learner-english · nationnation | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   nation. noun [ C ] uk / ˈneɪʃ ə n / us. B2. a country or the people living in a country: Asian nations. industrial nations. The entire nation mourned her death. a nation of dog lovers.

8. en.wiktionary.org · wiki · nationnation - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Sep 8, 2024 · 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.

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   nation meaning, definition, what is nation: a country, considered especially in rela...: Learn more.

10. en.thefreedictionary.com · nationNation - definition of nation by The Free Dictionary

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    Define nation. nation synonyms, nation pronunciation, nation translation, English dictionary definition of nation. n. 1. a. A relatively large group of people organized under a single, usually independent government; a country. b. The territory occupied by such a group...