nation
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Etymology 1
Middle English nation, nacioun from Old French nation, nacion from Latin nationem, accusative of natio, (g)natio "nation, race, birth" from (g)natus, past participle stem of (g)nasci “to be born”. Displaced native Middle English theode, thede "nation" (from Old English þēod), Middle English burthe "birth, nation, race, nature", Middle English leod, leode, lede "people, race" (from Old English lēod).
Noun
nation (plural nations)
- A group of people sharing aspects of language, culture and/or ethnicity.
- The Roma are a nation without a country.
- A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, and psychological make-up manifested in a common culture
- The Kurdish people constitute a nation in the Middle East
- (law) (international law) A sovereign state.
- Though legally single nations, many states comprise several distinct cultural or ethnic groups.
Usage notes
(UK) Following the establishment of the Scottish and Welsh parliaments, England, Scotland and Wales are normally considered distinct nations. Application of the term nation to the United Kingdom as a whole is deprecated in most style guides, including the BBC, most newspapers and in UK Government publications. Northern Ireland, being of less clear legal status, generally remains a province.
Derived terms
- nation building
- nation-state
- United Nations
- First Nations
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group of people sharing aspects of language, culture and/or ethnicity
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Etymology 2
Probably short for damnation
Noun
nation
Adverb
nation
References
- "Notable and Quotable," Merriam Webster Online Newsletter (November, 2005) [1] (as accessed on December 23, 2005).
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nation f. (plural nations)
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Q. It is 2006 and you are operating your firm s business operations in Kuwait which has fixed exchange rate with the US dollar. You notice one morning in a newspaper article that the Kuwaiti Central Bank has begun to conduct unsterilized monetary policy. How would a contractionary monetary policy action ultimately affect a nation s private payment balance and its real income level, assuming that the price level is unchanged?
Asked by Sor Gwa - Tue May 4 13:00:02 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Well contractionary monetary policy is ineffective with a fixed exchange rate, if both countries agree on the exchange rate that is current. This is because if one uses monetary policy the exchange rate would differ and they would immediately have to reverse it to stay pegged. However, if both countries use a contractionary monetary policy simultaneously (policy coordination), interest rates will rise in both countries, and output/GDP will decrease.
Answered by Sdg S - Tue May 4 19:23:22 2010
