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nationhood
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- nation
['neɪʃən]
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noun
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(country) 国家
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2.
noun
the nation (people) 国民
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- nation
[ˈneɪʃən]
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noun
[People]
Carry Nation内辛（1846-1911），美国禁酒主义者
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2.
n.[c]
国家
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Students who had come to the nation's capitol.
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来到国会山的学生。
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n.[c]
国民，民族
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The news was announced to the nation.
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该新闻对全国广播。
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n.[c]
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Collins English-English Dictionary
- nation
['neɪʃən]
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an aggregation of people or peoples of one or more cultures, races, etc, organized into a single state
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the Australian nation
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a community of persons not constituting a state but bound by common descent, language, history, etc
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the French-Canadian nation
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a federation of tribes, esp American Indians
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the territory occupied by such a federation
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[Etymology]
C13: via Old French from Latin natio birth, tribe, from nasci to be born
Examples
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a captive nation
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被奴役的民族
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The nation is comprised of thirteen states.
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这个国家由13个州组成。
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There must be a reason why more than half the nation is against the new law.
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为什么半数以上的国民都反对新法律，这一定是有原因的。
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Vatican City is the world's smallest fully independent nation-state.
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梵蒂冈是世界上最小的国家，也是个主权独立的民族国家。
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The Prime Minister spoke to the nation on television.
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总理在电视上向全国人民作演说。
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