nation

English

/ˈneɪ.ʃən/

noun
Definitions
  • A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
  • (international) A sovereign state.
  • (chiefly) An association of students based on its members' birthplace or ethnicity.
  • (obsolete) A great number; a great deal.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English nacioun borrowed from Old French nation derived from Latin nātiōnem root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵenh₁-

Gloss

produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear

Concept
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Modern world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

産

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