Meaning
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.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tisder. Proto-Italic *gnātiō Latin nātiōbor. Old French nacionbor. Middle English nacioun English nation From Middle English nacioun, nacion, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiōnem, accusative of nātiō (“nation”). Displaced Old English þēod.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 23 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-13NADIOTX
- 2026-08-29TADHINO
- 2026-07-25IAMNOTZ
- 2026-05-30OAILNTV
- 2026-05-22OATHINL
- 2026-04-08TANHBIO
- 2026-04-02OATMINY
- 2026-03-08IACNOTX
- 2025-07-08OATIDNX
- 2025-06-16NXATIFO
- 2025-06-08OATPNID
- 2025-04-02OATICNZ
+11 earlier appearances in the archive.