nation

CEFRA2

/ˈneɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A country with its own government and people.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • The entire nation celebrated the historic victory yesterday.

  • Every nation has its peculiar character.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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.

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

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

More examples

In context

  • We are a peace-loving nation.

  • The Roma are a nation without a country.

  • Near-synonym: tribe

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English nacioun, nacion, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiōnem, accusative of nātiō (“nation”). Displaced Old English þēod.