Nation

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English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
silver	winter	expect	#963: nation	legal	spread	enter

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Pronunciation

nÄ'shÉn, /ËneÉªÊÉn/, /"neIS@n/
Rhymes: -eÉªÊÉn

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Etymology 1

From Old & modern French nation, from Latin natio, from nat-, past participle stem of nasci "to be born"

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Noun

Nation (plural Nations)

A group of people sharing aspects of language, culture and/or ethnicity.
The Roma are a nation without a country.
((law{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) (international law) A sovereign state.
Though legally single nations, many states comprise several distinct cultural or ethnic groups.

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Usage Note

((UK{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) Following the establishment of the Scottish and Welsh parliaments, England, Scotland and Wales are normally considered distinct nations. Application of the term nation to the United Kingdom as a whole is deprecated in most style guides, including the BBC, most newspapers and in UK Government publications. Northern Ireland, being of less clear legal status, generally remains a province.