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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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, or division, of the people of the earth,
        distinguished from the rest by common descent, language,
        or institutions; a race; a stock.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              All nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues.
                                                    --Rev. vii. 9.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The body of inhabitants of a country, united under an
        independent government of their own.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A nation is the unity of a people.    --Coleridge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Praise the power that hath made and preserved us a
              nation.                               --F. S. Key.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Family; lineage. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4.
        (a) One of the divisions of university students in a
            classification according to nativity, formerly common
            in Europe.
        (b) (Scotch Universities) One of the four divisions (named
            from the parts of Scotland) in which students were
            classified according to their nativity.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     5. A great number; a great deal; -- by way of emphasis; as, a
        nation of herbs. --Sterne.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Five nations. See under Five.
  
     Law of nations. See International law, under
        International, and Law.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: people; race. See People.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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, or division, of the people of the earth,
        distinguished from the rest by common descent, language,
        or institutions; a race; a stock.
  
              All nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues.
                                                    --Rev. vii. 9.
  
     2. The body of inhabitants of a country, united under an
        independent government of their own.
  
              A nation is the unity of a people.    --Coleridge.
  
              Praise the power that hath made and preserved us a
              nation.                               --F. S. Key.
  
     3. Family; lineage. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
     4.
        (a) One of the divisions of university students in a
            classification according to nativity, formerly common
            in Europe.
        (b) (Scotch Universities) One of the four divisions (named
            from the parts of Scotland) in which students were
            classified according to their nativity.
  
     5. A great number; a great deal; -- by way of emphasis; as, a
        nation of herbs. --Sterne.
  
     Five nations. See under Five.
  
     Law of nations. See International law, under
        International, and Law.
  
     Syn: people; race. See People.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  nation
       n 1: a politically organized body of people under a single
            government; "the state has elected a new president";
            "African nations"; "students who had come to the
            nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer";
            "an industrialized land" [syn: state, country, land,
             commonwealth, res publica, body politic]
       2: the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement
          that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced
          to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" [syn: land,
           country, a people]
       3: a federation of tribes (especially native American tribes);
          "the Shawnee nation"
       4: United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and
          destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)
          [syn: Carry Nation, Carry Amelia Moore Nation]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  nation
     Γαλλικά n.
     έθνος

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Nation
     Γερμανικά n.
     έθνος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  nation
     French n.
     (l en nation)
     Middle French n.
     (l en nation)
     Swedish n.
     1 c a (l en nation), a country, a state
     2 c a (l en nation), a people
     3 c a union or fraternity of students from the same province

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Nation
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  nation
     n.
     1 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.
     2 (lb en international legal) A sovereign state.
     3 (lb en chiefly historical) An association of students based on its
  members' birthplace or ethnicity.
     4 (lb en obsolete) A great number; a great deal.
     5 In North America, an Indigenous people and  their federally
  recognized territory.
     adv.
     (lb en rare dialectal) extremely, very.
     n.
     (lb en rare) damnation.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Nation
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  nation
     French n.
     (l en nation)
     Middle French n.
     (l en nation)
     Swedish n.
     1 c a (l en nation), a country, a state
     2 c a (l en nation), a people
     3 c a union or fraternity of students from the same province

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Nation
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  nation
     French n.
     (l en nation)
     Middle French n.
     (l en nation)
     Swedish n.
     1 c a (l en nation), a country, a state
     2 c a (l en nation), a people
     3 c a union or fraternity of students from the same province

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Nation
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  nation
     Ranska n.
     kansakunta
     Ruotsi n.
     1 kansakunta, kansa
     2 (yliopistossa) osakunta

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Nation
     Saksa n.
     1 kansakunta
     2 kansa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  nation
     Franska n.
     #Svenska
     n.
     1 ett kollektiv av människor förenade av gemensamma faktorer såsom
  språk, religion, etnicitet, historia, kultur, traditioner och sociala
  normer
     2 en studentorganisation vid universitet, med anknytning till
  studenternas hembygd

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Nation
     Tyska n.
     nation

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  nation
     n.
     1 ett kollektiv av människor förenade av gemensamma faktorer såsom
  språk, religion, etnicitet, historia, kultur, traditioner och sociala
  normer
     2 en studentorganisation vid universitet, med anknytning till
  studenternas hembygd

From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:dan-eng ]


  nation /naʃˈʔon/
  nation

From Deutsch-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 : [ freedict:deu-bul ]


  Nation /naˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  народ 2.
  Gemeinschaft von Menschen, die durch eine gemeinsame Sprache, Kultur oder ein gemeinsames Territorium verbunden sind
   3.
  meist autonomes Gemeinwesen mit Institutionen, die das Zusammenleben der Menschen gewährleisten sollen

From Deutsch-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ell ]


  Nation /naˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  έθνος 2.
  Gemeinschaft von Menschen, die durch eine gemeinsame Sprache, Kultur oder ein gemeinsames Territorium verbunden sind
   3.
  meist autonomes Gemeinwesen mit Institutionen, die das Zusammenleben der Menschen gewährleisten sollen

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Nation /natsjˈoːn/ 
  nation 
     Synonym: Volk
  
   see: Völker, Nationen

From Deutsch-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fin ]


  Nation /naˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  kansakunta 2.
  Gemeinschaft von Menschen, die durch eine gemeinsame Sprache, Kultur oder ein gemeinsames Territorium verbunden sind
   3.
  meist autonomes Gemeinwesen mit Institutionen, die das Zusammenleben der Menschen gewährleisten sollen

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  Nation /naˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  nation 2.
  Gemeinschaft von Menschen, die durch eine gemeinsame Sprache, Kultur oder ein gemeinsames Territorium verbunden sind
   3.
  meist autonomes Gemeinwesen mit Institutionen, die das Zusammenleben der Menschen gewährleisten sollen

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ind ]


  Nation /naˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  bangsa 2.
  Gemeinschaft von Menschen, die durch eine gemeinsame Sprache, Kultur oder ein gemeinsames Territorium verbunden sind
   3.
  meist autonomes Gemeinwesen mit Institutionen, die das Zusammenleben der Menschen gewährleisten sollen