nation
IPA: nˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- (collective) 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.
- (by extension, informal, often humorous) A community united by some trait (especially an interest) but not historically constituted.
- (international law, metonymically) A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymically, proscribed) a country.
- (chiefly historical) An association of students based on its members' birthplace or ethnicity.
- (obsolete) A great number; a great deal.
- In North America, an Indigenous people and their federally recognized territory.
- (rare) Damnation.
- A surname.
adverb
- (rare, dialectal) Extremely, very.
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Examples of "nation" in Sentences
- The national flag symbolizes the country.
- The country had to adjourn the national disputes.
- The game is now the national sport of the country.
- The national flower of the country is the magnolia.
- Its blossom is the national flower of this country.
- Robin is the national bird of some European countries.
- The stele symbolizes the national rebirth of Armenians.
- The cover bears the harp, the national symbol of Ireland.
- The Scout emblem features a budding nutmeg, the national symbol.
- The cockade of Peru is a popular unofficial symbol of the Peruvian nation.
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