How do you use the word "nation" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "nation": Every nation has its peculiar character. We are a peace-loving nation.

Nation Meaning

/ˈneɪʃən/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA 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.

nounA 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., A community united by some trait (especially an interest) but not historically constituted.

Sentence Examples

Every nation has its peculiar character.

We are a peace-loving nation.

The entire nation celebrated the historic victory yesterday.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

state country land

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The leaders of each ____ met to discuss a new trade agreement between their countries.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

People from all over the ____ gathered in the capital city to celebrate the anniversary of their independence with a massive parade and various fireworks.

Word Origin & History

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.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"All the ends of the woꝛld ſhall remember, and turne vnto the Lord: and all the kinreds of the nations ſhall woꝛſhip befoꝛe thee." — 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 22:27:

"Did Pinterest create a culture of do-it-yourselfers, or did the DIY nation create Pinterest? The answer may not be certain, but we do know that a lot of customers love to do things on their own." — 2016 May 5, Johansson Anna, “5 Marketing Tips for Reaching the DIY Generation”, in Entrepreneur, retrieved 21 Dec 2023:

"It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: […] perhaps to muse on the irrelevance of the borders that separate nation states and keep people from understanding their shared environment." — 2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36:

"By the start of the 19th century, Europe was neckdeep in the Napoleonic Wars, which, at various times, amounted to the British Empire against Europe, and, at others, involved Britain subsidising various nations, such as Austria and Prussia, against Napoleon." — 2018 December 1, Drachinifel, 1:18 from the start, in Anti-Slavery Patrols - The West Africa Squadron, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2024:

"[…]and what a nation of herbs he had procured to mollify her humours, &c. &c.[…]" — 1762, Laurence Sterne, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, new edition, volume V, Altenburgh: G. E. Richter, published 1772, page 57:

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