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How to pronounce “nation”
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Pronunciation guide for nation
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of nation with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- True Stories of Birth, Infertility, Adoption and Abortion
baby as a nation we're used to thinking
- Definition summary
- (collective) 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.
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How to pronounce nation
True Stories of Birth, Infertility, Adoption and Abortion

baby as a nation we're used to thinking
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “nation”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (collective) 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.
- (international law, metonymic) A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymic, proscribed) a country.
- (chiefly historical) An association of students based on the birthplace or ethnicity of its members.
- (obsolete) A great number; a great deal.
- In North America, an Indigenous people and their federally recognized territory.
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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