nation
41nation — /ˈneɪʃən / (say nayshuhn) noun 1. a. a relatively large body of people living in a particular territory and organised under a single, usually independent, government; country; state: the leading industrialised nations of the world; the whole… …
42nation — see a nation without a language is a nation without a heart happy is the country which has no history the English are a nation of shopkeepers …
43nation — noun Etymology: Middle English nacioun, from Anglo French naciun, from Latin nation , natio birth, race, nation, from nasci to be born; akin to Latin gignere to beget more at kin Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) nationality 5a (2) a politically… …
44Nation — Recorded in many forms including Nachin, Nathan, Naton, Nation, Nason, Netton, Nettching, and many other obsure forms, this is a surname of uncertain origins. It is believed to derive from the biblical name Nathan. This was introduced into the… …
45nation — Synonyms and related words: Everyman, John Doe, Public, ally, animal kingdom, archduchy, archdukedom, blood, body politic, breed, brood, buffer state, captive nation, chieftaincy, chieftainry, citizenry, city state, clan, class, colony, common… …
46nation — [13] Etymologically a nation is a ‘breed’ or ‘stock’. It is one of a wide range of English words that go back ultimately to Latin nāscī ‘be born’, and its immediate source is the derived noun nātiō. This literally meant ‘that which has been born’ …
47nation — / neISFn/ noun (C) 1 a country, considered especially in relation to its people and its social or economic structure: the President s radio broadcast to the nation | the world s leading industrial nations 2 a large group of people of the same… …
48Nation — die Nation, en (Grundstufe) eine große Gruppe von Menschen mit gleicher Sprache und Kultur, die in einem Land wohnen Beispiel: Das Buch erzählt von der Geschichte der deutschen Nation. Kollokation: die Vereinten Nationen …
49Nation — 1. Drei Nationen charakterisiren sich durch die Rufe der Zugführer ihrer Eisenbahnen (Eisenbahnschirrmeister): die Deutschen: Hinten fertig; die Engländer: All right! die Franzosen: En avant, vite. 2. Drei Nationen erkennt man an einem Glase Wein …
50nation — [13] Etymologically a nation is a ‘breed’ or ‘stock’. It is one of a wide range of English words that go back ultimately to Latin nāscī ‘be born’, and its immediate source is the derived noun nātiō. This literally meant ‘that which has been born’ …
