Definition of nation in English:

nation

noun ˈneɪʃ(ə)nˈneɪʃ(ə)n

1A large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular state or territory.
the world's leading industrialized nations
Example sentencesExamples
- Critics acknowledge that some Western European nations have state religions.
- But how did we become the most powerful and radical nation on the planet?
- We, the richest, most powerful nation on the planet, could solve our social problems in a heartbeat.
- We cannot allow ourselves to be dependent on other nations, history has taught us that.
- But the fledgling nation is facing a range of challenges.
- We are an Army at war, serving a nation at war.
- The surge of nationalistic solidarity sweeping the nation led his neighbors to strike their regionalist colors.
- Most other industrialized nations privately agree they are necessary but are loath to step forward and be counted.
- Developing nations do not have the resources to accomplish this on their own.
- We are after all talking about the richest, most powerful nation on Earth.
- We all know that the United States became the wealthiest nation on earth.
- The sooner we can distance ourselves from these artificial things known as nations the better.
- Even other advanced industrialized nations don't compare with the U.S. in this flexibility.
- What was it Napoleon said about the British being a nation of shopkeepers?
- The leading industrialised nations need to embark upon emergency transition strategy to renewable energy.
- Could the search for medicinal plants help keep the forests of this African island nation intact?
- Developed nations across the globe have stockpiled smallpox vaccines.
- For the first time in financial history, a major debtor nation owes its debt in its own currency.
- The World War II memorial was dedicated this weekend in our nation's capital.
- Thousands of plants and animals on the African island nation of Madagascar are found nowhere else in the world.
- In fact, you could argue that sanctions make rogue nations more hostile and more dangerous.
Synonyms
country, state, land, sovereign state, nation state, kingdom, empire, republic, confederation, federation, commonwealth, power, superpower, polity, domain
fatherland, motherland
people, race, civilization, tribe, society, community, population, body politic, populace, public
Law realm
Latin res publica
1. 1.1 A North American Indian people or confederation of peoples.
  Synonyms
  ethnic group, ethnic minority, tribe, clan, race

Phrases

one nation

often as modifierA nation not divided by social inequality.
one-nation Tories
Example sentencesExamples
- Can you have one nation with more than one system of values?
- It is the religious duty of Indian Muslims to forge the bond of love in all sincerity with Hindus of India and become one nation along with them.
- We've got to teach every American, wherever they came from, the English language so we can be one nation and one people.
- The Tory party have gone from being a one nation party to being a one-issue party.
- We are one Ummah and one nation we are all brothers and sisters.
- We used to be one nation, undivided, under three networks, three car companies and two brands of toothpaste for all.
- The same is true in the specialist agencies - one nation one vote.
- Congress and the President have made a big deal about this being one nation under God, but what sort of God do they have in mind?
- What I feel in regard to all the empires of the past, and even in regard to the United States, is that the effort has always been towards forming one nation.
- It used to be a one nation party: it turned into a one-issue party.

Origin

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

This word came via Old French from Latin natio, from nasci, meaning ‘to be born’. The link between ‘country’ and ‘birth’ was the idea of a people sharing a common ancestry or culture. The Latin verb nasci is the source of many familiar English words connected with birth, among them innate (Late Middle English) inborn or natural; native (Late Middle English); nativity (Middle English) birth; nature (Middle English); naïve (mid 17th century); and renaissance (literally ‘rebirth’). Also related is the name of the former province of Natal in South Africa, which was first sighted by the explorer Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day 1497. He called it Terra Natalis or ‘land of the day of birth’, in recognition of Christ's birth. A similar idea lies behind Noel (Late Middle English), ‘Christmas’, which is a French word that comes ultimately from Latin natalis. England is a nation of shopkeepers is supposed to have been Napoleon's scornful dismissal of the enemy across the Channel. Napoleon was not the first to use the phrase, though; the economist Adam Smith and possibly also the American revolutionary Samuel Adams referred to ‘a nation of shopkeepers’ in 1776.

Rhymes

ablation, aeration, agnation, Alsatian, Amerasian, Asian, aviation, cetacean, citation, conation, creation, Croatian, counterdemonstration, counterproliferation, crustacean, curation, Dalmatian, delation, dilation, donation, duration, elation, fixation, Galatian, geolocation, glocalization, gyration, Haitian, halation, Horatian, ideation, illation, lavation, legation, libation, location, lunation, mutation, natation, negation, notation, nutation, oblation, oration, ovation, potation, relation, rogation, rotation, Sarmatian, sedation, Serbo-Croatian, station, staycation, taxation, Thracian, vacation, vexation, vocation, zonation

Definition of nation in US English:

nation

nounˈnāSH(ə)nˈneɪʃ(ə)n

1A large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.
leading industrialized nations
Example sentencesExamples
- Even other advanced industrialized nations don't compare with the U.S. in this flexibility.
- What was it Napoleon said about the British being a nation of shopkeepers?
- We, the richest, most powerful nation on the planet, could solve our social problems in a heartbeat.
- We are after all talking about the richest, most powerful nation on Earth.
- Most other industrialized nations privately agree they are necessary but are loath to step forward and be counted.
- The leading industrialised nations need to embark upon emergency transition strategy to renewable energy.
- But the fledgling nation is facing a range of challenges.
- Critics acknowledge that some Western European nations have state religions.
- The surge of nationalistic solidarity sweeping the nation led his neighbors to strike their regionalist colors.
- Thousands of plants and animals on the African island nation of Madagascar are found nowhere else in the world.
- Developed nations across the globe have stockpiled smallpox vaccines.
- The sooner we can distance ourselves from these artificial things known as nations the better.
- We all know that the United States became the wealthiest nation on earth.
- For the first time in financial history, a major debtor nation owes its debt in its own currency.
- Could the search for medicinal plants help keep the forests of this African island nation intact?
- We cannot allow ourselves to be dependent on other nations, history has taught us that.
- Developing nations do not have the resources to accomplish this on their own.
- In fact, you could argue that sanctions make rogue nations more hostile and more dangerous.
- The World War II memorial was dedicated this weekend in our nation's capital.
- But how did we become the most powerful and radical nation on the planet?
- We are an Army at war, serving a nation at war.
Synonyms
country, state, land, sovereign state, nation state, kingdom, empire, republic, confederation, federation, commonwealth, power, superpower, polity, domain
1. 1.1 A North American Indian people or confederation of peoples.
  Synonyms
  ethnic group, ethnic minority, tribe, clan, race

Origin

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

单词	nation
释义	Definition of nation in English: nation noun ˈneɪʃ(ə)nˈneɪʃ(ə)n 1A large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular state or territory. the world's leading industrialized nations Example sentencesExamples Critics acknowledge that some Western European nations have state religions. But how did we become the most powerful and radical nation on the planet? We, the richest, most powerful nation on the planet, could solve our social problems in a heartbeat. We cannot allow ourselves to be dependent on other nations, history has taught us that. But the fledgling nation is facing a range of challenges. We are an Army at war, serving a nation at war. The surge of nationalistic solidarity sweeping the nation led his neighbors to strike their regionalist colors. Most other industrialized nations privately agree they are necessary but are loath to step forward and be counted. Developing nations do not have the resources to accomplish this on their own. We are after all talking about the richest, most powerful nation on Earth. We all know that the United States became the wealthiest nation on earth. The sooner we can distance ourselves from these artificial things known as nations the better. Even other advanced industrialized nations don't compare with the U.S. in this flexibility. What was it Napoleon said about the British being a nation of shopkeepers? The leading industrialised nations need to embark upon emergency transition strategy to renewable energy. Could the search for medicinal plants help keep the forests of this African island nation intact? Developed nations across the globe have stockpiled smallpox vaccines. For the first time in financial history, a major debtor nation owes its debt in its own currency. The World War II memorial was dedicated this weekend in our nation's capital. Thousands of plants and animals on the African island nation of Madagascar are found nowhere else in the world. In fact, you could argue that sanctions make rogue nations more hostile and more dangerous. Synonyms country, state, land, sovereign state, nation state, kingdom, empire, republic, confederation, federation, commonwealth, power, superpower, polity, domain fatherland, motherland people, race, civilization, tribe, society, community, population, body politic, populace, public Law realm Latin res publica 1.1 A North American Indian people or confederation of peoples. Synonyms ethnic group, ethnic minority, tribe, clan, race Phrases one nation often as modifierA nation not divided by social inequality. one-nation Tories Example sentencesExamples Can you have one nation with more than one system of values? It is the religious duty of Indian Muslims to forge the bond of love in all sincerity with Hindus of India and become one nation along with them. We've got to teach every American, wherever they came from, the English language so we can be one nation and one people. The Tory party have gone from being a one nation party to being a one-issue party. We are one Ummah and one nation we are all brothers and sisters. We used to be one nation, undivided, under three networks, three car companies and two brands of toothpaste for all. The same is true in the specialist agencies - one nation one vote. Congress and the President have made a big deal about this being one nation under God, but what sort of God do they have in mind? What I feel in regard to all the empires of the past, and even in regard to the United States, is that the effort has always been towards forming one nation. It used to be a one nation party: it turned into a one-issue party. Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin natio(n-), from nat- 'born', from the verb nasci. This word came via Old French from Latin natio, from nasci, meaning ‘to be born’. The link between ‘country’ and ‘birth’ was the idea of a people sharing a common ancestry or culture. The Latin verb nasci is the source of many familiar English words connected with birth, among them innate (Late Middle English) inborn or natural; native (Late Middle English); nativity (Middle English) birth; nature (Middle English); naïve (mid 17th century); and renaissance (literally ‘rebirth’). Also related is the name of the former province of Natal in South Africa, which was first sighted by the explorer Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day 1497. He called it Terra Natalis or ‘land of the day of birth’, in recognition of Christ's birth. A similar idea lies behind Noel (Late Middle English), ‘Christmas’, which is a French word that comes ultimately from Latin natalis. England is a nation of shopkeepers is supposed to have been Napoleon's scornful dismissal of the enemy across the Channel. Napoleon was not the first to use the phrase, though; the economist Adam Smith and possibly also the American revolutionary Samuel Adams referred to ‘a nation of shopkeepers’ in 1776. Rhymes ablation, aeration, agnation, Alsatian, Amerasian, Asian, aviation, cetacean, citation, conation, creation, Croatian, counterdemonstration, counterproliferation, crustacean, curation, Dalmatian, delation, dilation, donation, duration, elation, fixation, Galatian, geolocation, glocalization, gyration, Haitian, halation, Horatian, ideation, illation, lavation, legation, libation, location, lunation, mutation, natation, negation, notation, nutation, oblation, oration, ovation, potation, relation, rogation, rotation, Sarmatian, sedation, Serbo-Croatian, station, staycation, taxation, Thracian, vacation, vexation, vocation, zonation noun.1 phr. Definition of nation in US English: nation nounˈnāSH(ə)nˈneɪʃ(ə)n 1A large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory. leading industrialized nations Example sentencesExamples Even other advanced industrialized nations don't compare with the U.S. in this flexibility. What was it Napoleon said about the British being a nation of shopkeepers? We, the richest, most powerful nation on the planet, could solve our social problems in a heartbeat. We are after all talking about the richest, most powerful nation on Earth. Most other industrialized nations privately agree they are necessary but are loath to step forward and be counted. The leading industrialised nations need to embark upon emergency transition strategy to renewable energy. But the fledgling nation is facing a range of challenges. Critics acknowledge that some Western European nations have state religions. The surge of nationalistic solidarity sweeping the nation led his neighbors to strike their regionalist colors. Thousands of plants and animals on the African island nation of Madagascar are found nowhere else in the world. Developed nations across the globe have stockpiled smallpox vaccines. The sooner we can distance ourselves from these artificial things known as nations the better. We all know that the United States became the wealthiest nation on earth. For the first time in financial history, a major debtor nation owes its debt in its own currency. Could the search for medicinal plants help keep the forests of this African island nation intact? We cannot allow ourselves to be dependent on other nations, history has taught us that. Developing nations do not have the resources to accomplish this on their own. In fact, you could argue that sanctions make rogue nations more hostile and more dangerous. The World War II memorial was dedicated this weekend in our nation's capital. But how did we become the most powerful and radical nation on the planet? We are an Army at war, serving a nation at war. Synonyms country, state, land, sovereign state, nation state, kingdom, empire, republic, confederation, federation, commonwealth, power, superpower, polity, domain 1.1 A North American Indian people or confederation of peoples. Synonyms ethnic group, ethnic minority, tribe, clan, race Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin natio(n-), from nat- ‘born’, from the verb nasci.
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