nation
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈneɪʃən/]
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1. nation (noun) — sense 1
Definition: 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.
Example: The Roma are a nation without a country.
2. nation (noun) — sense 2
Definition: 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.: A community united by some trait (especially an interest) but not historically constituted.
Example: Near-synonym: tribe
3. nation (noun) — sense 3
Definition: A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymic, proscribed) a country.
Example: Though legally single nations, many states comprise several distinct cultural or ethnic groups.
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