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Word: Nation
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin natio(n-), from nat- ‘born’, from the verb nasci
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈneɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory
Short Definition:large body of people united by common descent
Examples:- the world's leading industrialized nations
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