nation
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nounADJECTIVE▪ large▪ little, small▪ major▪ great, leading, powerful, strong▪ advanced, developed, industrial, industrialized▪ developing, emerging, Third-World▪ affluent, prosperous, rich, wealthy▪
the richest nation on earth
▪ poor▪ modern▪ new, young▪ ancient, old▪ civilized▪ entire, whole▪The entire nation mourned her death.
▪ divided, united▪ free, independent, sovereign▪ democratic▪ capitalist, communist▪ Christian, Muslim, etc.▪ foreign▪ Western▪the imperialist expansion of Western nations in the 1880s
▪ Arab, European, French, etc.▪ island▪The Soviet Union sent aid to the island nation of Cuba.
▪ maritime, oil-producing, trading▪ nuclear▪ creditor, debtor▪In 1950 the UK was the world's largest debtor nation and the US the largest creditor.
▪ host▪France was host nation for the 1998 World Cup.
▪ member▪the member nations of the UN
▪ rogue▪the threat of attack from terrorists or rogue nations
VERB + NATION▪ build, create▪They wanted to create a new nation.
▪ divide, unite▪The fight against terrorism seemed to unite the nation.
▪ govern, lead▪ serve▪ defend, protect▪ shock▪the savage murder that shocked the nation
NATION + NOUN▪ statePREPOSITION▪ across a/the nation▪swings in public opinion across the nation
▪ among nations▪economic inequality among the nations of the world
▪ in a/the nation, within a/the nation▪In the nation as a whole there is no desire for war.
▪ nation of▪They are a nation of food lovers.
PHRASES▪ the birth of a/the nation▪ the interests of a/the nation▪ the life of a/the nation▪They hoped that the exhibition would enhance the cultural life of the nation.
▪ the nation as a whole, the nation at large▪The new economic policies were in the best interests of the nation at large.
▪ the nations of the world
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NATION — LA NATION n’est pas une réalité concrète, mais une idée. Elle n’est pas du même ordre que les formations sociales primaires telles que les clans, les tribus, les villages et les cités. Aucun des facteurs qui expliquent la formation de ces… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Nation — (vor dem 14. Jahrhundert ins Deutsche übernommen, von lat. natio, „Geburt, Herkunft, Volk“) bezeichnet größere Gruppen oder Kollektive von Menschen, denen gemeinsame kulturelle Merkmale wie Sprache, Tradition, Sitten, Gebräuche oder Abstammung… … Deutsch Wikipedia
nation — Nation. s. f. Terme collectif. Tous les habitants d un mesme Estat, d un mesme pays, qui vivent sous mesmes loix, & usent de mesme langage &c. Nation puissante. nation belliqueuse, guerriere. nation civilisée. nation grossiere. nation barbare,… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Nation — Студийный альбом Sepultur … Википедия
Nation.1 — Official language(s) … Wikipedia
nation — na‧tion [ˈneɪʆn] noun [countable] a country, considered especially in relation to its people and its social or economic structure: • The treaty was signed by 22 nations. • Developing nations want to be sure they re not locked into low standards… … Financial and business terms
Nation — Na tion, n. [F. nation, L. natio nation, race, orig., a being born, fr. natus, p. p. of nasci, to be born, for gnatus, gnasci, from the same root as E. kin. [root]44. See {Kin} kindred, and cf. {Cognate}, {Natal}, {Native}.] 1. (Ethnol.) A part,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nation — Sf std. (14. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. nātio ( ōnis), einer Ableitung von l. nāscī (nātus sum) geboren werden , das mit l. genus n. Geschlecht, Art, Gattung verwandt ist. Ausgangsbedeutung ist also Gemeinschaft von Menschen derselben… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Nation — Nation: Das seit dem Ende des 14. Jh.s bezeugte Fremdwort geht auf lat. natio (nationis) »das Geborenwerden; das Geschlecht; der ‹Volks›stamm, das Volk« zurück, das zu lat. nasci (< * gnasci) »geboren werden, entstehen« bzw. zu dem… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
Nation — (latin) kan både betyde indbegrebet af de mennesker, som har sprog og afstamning fælles. Være en betegnelse for den del af dem, som lever under fælles politisk styring. Endelig en stats indbyggere, uanset om de er forskellige i sprog og… … Danske encyklopædi
nation — (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. nacion birth, rank; descendants, relatives; country, homeland (12c.) and directly from L. nationem (nom. natio) birth, origin; breed, stock, kind, species; race of people, tribe, lit. that which has been born, from natus,… … Etymology dictionary
