NATION

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nation, n. 1. A large group of people having a common origin, language, and tradition and usu. constituting a political entity. • When a nation is coincident with a state, the term nation-state is often used. — Also termed nationality. “The nearest we can get to a definition is to say that a nation is […]

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nation

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nation n. (1)民族 指具有共同的种族、起源、语言和传统，并且通常组成一个政治实体的人民集合体。如一个民族〔a nation〕与一个国家〔a state〕同一时，常称为「民族-国家」〔nation-state〕，亦称nationality。 (2)国民 居住在一特定的领土内，受一独立的政府领导之下的人民的共同体。在美国宪法中，「state」意指美国各州，「nation」则指在联邦政府管辖下的国民全体。 (3)主权政治实体(→state)

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