nationhood

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na·tion

(nā′shən)

a. A relatively large group of people organized under a single, usually independent government; a country.

b. The territory occupied by such a group of people: All across the nation, people are voting their representatives out.

2. The government of a sovereign state.

3. A people who share common customs, origins, history, and frequently language; a nationality: "Historically the Ukrainians are an ancient nation which has persisted and survived through terrible calamity" (Robert Conquest).

a. A federation or tribe, especially one composed of Native Americans.

b. The territory occupied by such a federation or tribe.

[Middle English nacioun, from Old French nation, from Latin nātiō, nātiōn-, from nātus, past participle of nāscī, to be born; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]

na′tion·hood′ n.

na′tion·less adj.

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Noun

nationhood - the state of being a nation

state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"

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nationhood

[ˈneɪʃənhʊd] N → carácter m de nación
they have a strong sense of nationhood → poseen un acusado sentimiento nacionalista
to achieve nationhood → llegar a constituir una nación, llegar a tener categoría de nación

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nationhood

n → nationale Einheit or Geschlossenheit

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