Nation

Nation

See also: nation and nâtion

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Nation (plural Nations)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Nation is the 4940th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7125 individuals. Nation is most common among White (79.14%) individuals.

Further reading

Anagrams

German

Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin nātiō.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /na.ˈt͡si̯oːn/
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    Noun

    Nation f (genitive Nation, plural Nationen)

    1. nation (community of people)
      Synonym: Volk
    2. nation (a sovereign state)

    Declension

    Declension of Nation [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Nation die Nationen
    genitive einer der Nation der Nationen
    dative einer der Nation den Nationen
    accusative eine die Nation die Nationen

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • “Nation”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
    • “Nation” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • “Nation” in Duden online
    • Nation on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
    • Prowe, Gunhild with Schneider, Jill (1995), The Oxford Paperback German Dictionary & Grammar, New York: Oxford University Press, page page 163
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