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na·tion AHD[nāʹshən] D.J.[ˈneɪʃən]K.K.[ˈneʃən]n.（名词）- A relatively large group of people organized under a single, usually independent government; a country.国家：相当大规模的人们在一个通常是独立政府的领导下组织起来；一个国家
- The government of a sovereign state.政府：主权国家的政府
- A people who share common customs, origins, history, and frequently language; a nationality:民族：一个享有共同的风俗，起源，历史和大多数语言的民族；一个民族："Historically the Ukrainians are an ancient nation which has persisted and survived through terrible calamity"(Robert Conquest)“从历史上来说，乌克兰民族是一个从可怕的灾难中幸免和保留下来的古老的民族”(罗伯特·康奎斯特)
- A federation or tribe, especially one composed of Native Americans.部落联盟：部落联盟，尤其是由美洲印第安人组成的联盟
- The territory occupied by such a federation or tribe.部落领土：由这样的部落联盟占据的领土
- Middle English nacioun 中古英语 nacioun
- from Old French nation 源自 古法语 nation
- from Latin nātiō nātiōn- 源自 拉丁语 nātiō nātiōn-
- from nātus [past participle of] nāscī [to be born] * see genə- 源自 nātus nāscī的过去分词 [出生] * 参见 genə-
naʹtionhood' n.（名词）naʹtionless adj.（形容词） |