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单词 nation
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The collapse of the formal economy has made the country a nation of vendors.They must now beat the host nation today to stand any chance of reaching the next stage.The home nations are also annoyed that the new arrangements were made without any consultation.The host nation also pays for hotels and flights.It will secure our future as a trading nation and one of the best connected countries on earth.No doubt England are not too far off becoming the number one rugby league nation.With them in my pocket the whole cultural and social history of the nation opens like a pop-up book.We're the last European nation not to do this.There is no other way to depict a sportsman who has won the heart of the nation three times in four years via SPOTY.Something special happened where we took a nation to our hearts and they took us to theirs.So why do we give our money away instead of looking after our own people and nation?Ministers have boasted that the figures show the country is a nation of entrepreneurs.It made me aware of the power of sport to bring nations together.The president is indifferent to the offence of the host nation.Some individual nations emerged from early disputes with a forceful government ready to pursue vigorous policies.This country is slowly changing from a nation of home owners to renters.We are now a nation with a history but no destiny.It is time the nation came together.The host nation won a hockey game.In the decades since independence profound changes have occurred in each of the individual nations.The nations meet again this month.To all the peoples and nations and languages, peace be multiplied to you.But one nation cannot stage both Euro finals in the same year.They swept the board in Beijing and won the hearts of a nation.Does she not know the phrase has become a part of the nation's language? One Nation is about a country where there is genuine fairness.It spoke for a team and a nation, but one passage in particular sounded like a commitment to change.Nato commanders are looking for European nations to provide 10,000 extra soldiers for the vote.

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nation

British English: nation /ˈneɪʃən/ NOUN
A nation is an individual country considered together with its social and political structures.
...several African nations.
  • American English: nation
  • Arabic: أُمَّةٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: nação
  • Chinese: 国家
  • Croatian: nacija
  • Czech: národ
  • Danish: nation
  • Dutch: natie
  • European Spanish: nación
  • Finnish: kansakunta
  • French: nation
  • German: Nation
  • Greek: έθνος
  • Italian: nazione
  • Japanese: 国民
  • Korean: 국가
  • Norwegian: nasjon
  • Polish: naród
  • European Portuguese: nação
  • Romanian: națiune
  • Russian: народ
  • Latin American Spanish: nación
  • Swedish: nation
  • Thai: ประเทศ
  • Turkish: ulus
  • Ukrainian: народ
  • Vietnamese: quốc gia

Chinese translation of 'nation'

nation

(ˈneɪʃən)

n

  1. (c) (= country) 国(國)家 (guójiā) (个(個), )
  2. the nation (= people) 国(國)民 (guómín)
(noun) 
Definition
a large body of people of one or more cultures or races, organized into a single state
Such policies would require unprecedented cooperation between nations.
Synonyms
country
the disputed boundary between the two countries
state
Mexico is a secular state.
nation state
power
land
The land I call my home
federation
commonwealth
kingdom
the Kingdom of Denmark
realm
Defence of the realm is crucial.
micronation
superpower
confederation
sovereign state
polity
(noun) 
Definition
a large body of people of one or more cultures or races, organized into a single state
It was a story that touched the nation's heart.
Synonyms
public
The poll is a test of the public's confidence in the government.
people
community
He's well liked by the local community.
society
those responsible for destroying our society
population
a country with a population of 100 million people
populace
a large proportion of the populace
body politic

Quotations

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom [Bible: St. Matthew]
No nation is fit to sit in judgement upon any other nation [Woodrow Wilson – speech]A nation is the same people living in the same place [James Joyce – Ulysses]Nations, like men, have their infancy [Viscount Henry St. John Bolingbroke – On the Study of History]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of community
Definition
the public
He's well liked by the local community.
Synonyms
society,
people,
public,
association,
population,
residents,
commonwealth,
general public,
populace,
body politic,
state,
company
in the sense of kingdom
Definition
a territory or state ruled by a king or queen
the Kingdom of Denmark
Synonyms
country,
state,
nation,
land,
division,
territory,
province,
empire,
commonwealth,
realm,
domain,
tract,
dominion,
sovereign state
in the sense of land
Definition
a country, region, or area
The land I call my home
Synonyms
country,
nation,
region,
state,
district,
territory,
province,
kingdom,
realm,
tract,
motherland,
fatherland,
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Synonyms of 'nation'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of populace
Definition
the common people
a large proportion of the populace
Synonyms
people,
crowd,
masses,
mob,
inhabitants,
general public,
multitude,
throng,
rabble (derogatory),
hoi polloi,
Joe Public (slang),
Joe Six-Pack (US, slang),
commonalty
in the sense of population
Definition
all the inhabitants of a place
a country with a population of 100 million people
Synonyms
inhabitants,
people,
community,
society,
residents,
natives,
folk,
occupants,
populace,
denizens,
citizenry
in the sense of realm
Definition
a kingdom
Defence of the realm is crucial.
Synonyms
kingdom,
state,
country,
empire,
monarchy,
land,
province,
domain,
dominion,
principality
in the sense of society
Definition
a group of people forming a single community with its own distinctive culture and institutions
those responsible for destroying our society
Synonyms
culture,
community,
population
in the sense of state
Definition
the territory of such a community
Mexico is a secular state.
Synonyms
country,
nation,
land,
republic,
territory,
federation,
commonwealth,
kingdom,
body politic
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