/ˈneɪʃn/
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Translation
A large group of people who live in one country under the same government.
Word origin
From Latin natio, meaning a people or a birth.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- natio
- English cognates
- native, nature
Grammar
Gender
Pluralnations
Examples
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"The nation" means all the people of the country.
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Here "nations" means countries.
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You speak "to the nation" when you speak to everyone in the country.
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