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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
Kimberly Loring HeavyRunner, Gloria SteinemI'm a lawyer, a Googler, a mother and a member of the Blackfeet Nation.
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

Kimberly Loring HeavyRunner, Gloria Steinem

I'm a lawyer, a Googler, a mother and a member of the Blackfeet Nation.

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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