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nation noun

  /ˈneɪʃən/
  • (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.
 kansa, kansakunta
  • (international, _, legal, metonymically) A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymically, proscribed) a country.
 kansakunta, kansa, valtio
  • (chiefly, historical) An association of students based on the birthplace or ethnicity of its members.
 osakunta, kansakunta

nationality noun

  /-ˈnæl.ti/ , /-ˈnæl.ə.ti/ , /ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/ , /ˌnæʃˈnæl.ɪ.ti/
  • National origin or identity; legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise. [from 18th c.]
 kansallisuus, kansa, kansakunta, kansalaisuus
  • (obsolete) Political existence, independence or unity as a national entity. [19th c.]
 itsenäisyys, kansallinen olemassaolo

national adjective

  /ˈnaʃ.(ə).n(ə)l/ , /ˈnaʃ.ə.n(ə)l/ , /ˈneʃ.(ə).nəl/ , /ˈnæʃ.(ə).n(ə)l/ , /ˈnæʃ.(ə).nəl/
  • Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation. [from 16th c.]
 kansallinen, kansa, valtakunta

national noun

  /ˈnaʃ.(ə).n(ə)l/ , /ˈnaʃ.ə.n(ə)l/ , /ˈneʃ.(ə).nəl/ , /ˈnæʃ.(ə).n(ə)l/ , /ˈnæʃ.(ə).nəl/
  • A subject of a nation.
 kansalainen
  • (usually, in the plural) A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete.
 kansallinen kilpailu

nationalism noun

  /ˈnaʃənl̩ɪz(ə)m/ , /ˈnæʃ(ə)nəˌlɪzəm/ , /ˈnæʃn̩(ə)lɪz(ə)m/ , /ˈnæʃənəlɪz(ə)m/
  • A more extreme form of patriotism; the idea of a more extreme support for one's country, people or culture.
  • (UK, Ireland) Support for the union of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
 nationalismi, kansallismielisyys, isänmaallisuus, patriotismi
  • Support for the creation of a sovereign nation (which does not currently exist).
 nationalismi

nationalize verb

  /ˈnæʃənəlaɪz/
  • (archaic) To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of citizens of a nation.
 kansallistaa

nationally adverb

  /ˈnæʃənəli/
  • In a way relating to the whole nation.
 kansallisesti
First Nation
alkuperäiskansa, ensimmäinen kansa
nation-state
kansallisvaltio
nation of laws
oikeusvaltio
nation state
kansallisvaltio
father of the nation
kansakunnan isä
nation-building
kansakunnan rakentaminen
enemy nation
kansanvihollinen
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