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Meaning of "nationhood" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NATIONHOOD

nationhood  [ˈneɪʃənhʊd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NATIONHOOD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nationhood is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NATIONHOOD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nation

Nation may refer to a large group of people who share a common language, culture, ethnicity, descent, or history. Nation can refer to "a people, race, or tribe; those having the same descent, language, and history." Webster’s New Encyclopedic Dictionary defines nation as "a community of people composed of one or more nationalities with its own territory and government" and also as "a tribe or federation of tribes ". Nation carries varying meanings, and the connotation of the term has changed over time. The concept of "nation" is related to "ethnic community" or ethnie. An ethnic community shares a common myth of origins and descent, a common history, elements of distinctive culture, a common territorial association, and sense of group solidarity. A nation is, by comparison, much more impersonal, abstract, and overtly political than an ethnic group. It is a cultural-political community that has become conscious of its coherence, unity, and particular interests. In these terms, a nation has been defined by Benedict Anderson as an "imagined community" or by Paul James as an "abstract community".

Definition of nationhood in the English dictionary

The definition of nationhood in the dictionary is the state of existing as a nation. Other definition of nationhood is the sense of identity associated with a nation and its people.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NATIONHOOD


adulthood
ˈædʌltˌhʊd
brotherhood
ˈbrʌðəˌhʊd
childhood
ˈtʃaɪldhʊd
companionhood
kəmˈpænjənhʊd
deaconhood
ˈdiːkənhʊd
gentlemanhood
ˈdʒentəlmənhʊd
hood
hʊd
likelihood
ˈlaɪklɪˌhʊd
livelihood
ˈlaɪvlɪˌhʊd
manhood
ˈmænhʊd
motherhood
ˈmʌðəˌhʊd
neighborhood
ˈneɪbəˌhʊd
neighbourhood
ˈneɪbəˌhʊd
nunhood
ˈnʌnhʊd
parenthood
ˈpɛərənthʊd
queenhood
ˈkwiːnhʊd
sonhood
ˈsʌnhʊd
swinehood
ˈswaɪnhʊd
thanehood
ˈθeɪnhʊd
virginhood
ˈvɜːdʒɪnhʊd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NATIONHOOD

national superannuation
National Tests
National Theatre
National Trust
national unity government
National Vocational Qualification
nationalise
nationaliser
nationalism
nationalist
Nationalist China
nationalistic
nationalities
nationality
nationalization
nationalize
nationalizer
nationally
nationless
nationwide

WORDS THAT END LIKE NATIONHOOD

boyhood
cousinhood
falsehood
hoydenhood
humanhood
lens hood
maidenhood
matronhood
maximum likelihood
orphanhood
personhood
priesthood
prophethood
selfhood
singlehood
sisterhood
statehood
unhood
victimhood
womanhood

Synonyms and antonyms of nationhood in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nationhood» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NATIONHOOD

Find out the translation of nationhood to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nationhood from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nationhood» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

建国
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nación
570 millions of speakers

English

nationhood
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राष्ट्रीयता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

государственность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nacionalidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মহাজাতিত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kebangsaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nationale Einheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

独立国家
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

국가 당위성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bangsa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nước láng gềng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேசம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राष्ट्रीयत्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ulusluğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

narodem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

державність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

națiunea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έθνους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nasieskap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nasjonal enhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nationhood

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NATIONHOOD»

The term «nationhood» is regularly used and occupies the 94.650 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of nationhood
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NATIONHOOD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nationhood» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nationhood» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nationhood

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6 QUOTES WITH «NATIONHOOD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nationhood.
1
David Blunkett
What is it that unites, on the left of British politics, George Orwell, Billy Bragg, Gordon Brown and myself? An understanding that identity and a sense of belonging need to be linked to our commitment to nationhood and a modern form of patriotism.
2
Jimmy Carter
Human rights is the soul of our foreign policy, because human rights is the very soul of our sense of nationhood.
3
Jeremy Hardy
For me, ancestry is just one thing that connects us to people, and feeling connected to other people is generally a good thing, as long as one kind of connection does not have primacy over all the others. Heredity, race and nationhood are not the best criteria by which to judge our fellow humans.
4
Andrew O'Hagan
Fans of football and fans of nationhood have a similar zeal. Read the fanzines: their contributors could find a needle-sized diss in a haystack of compliments, and their passions are fundamentalist.
5
Cokie Roberts
Our civic society is really all we have by way of nationhood.
6
Robert Webb
Missing out an apostrophe or two does not make you an idiot. But equating party allegiance with nationhood certainly makes you a thug. And thugs don't often notice that they're thugs, usually because they're also idiots.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NATIONHOOD»

Discover the use of nationhood in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nationhood and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Construction of Nationhood: Ethnicity, Religion and ...
The Construction of Nationhood, first published in 1997, is a thorough re-analysis of both nationalism and nations.
Adrian Hastings, 1997
2
Jefferson's Empire: The Language of American Nationhood
Peter S. Onuf's new book traces Jefferson's vision of theAmerican future to its roots in his idealized notions of nationhood and empire.Onuf's unsettling recognition that Jefferson's famed egalitarianism was elaboratedin an imperial context ...
Peter S. Onuf, 2000
3
Mau Mau & Nationhood: Arms, Authority & Narration
Decades on from independence the role of Mau Mau still excites argument and controversy, not least in Kenya itself.
E. S. Atieno Odhiambo, John Lonsdale, 2003
4
Dramas of Nationhood: The Politics of Television in Egypt
In this book, Lila Abu-Lughod examines the shifting politics of these serials and the way their contents both reflect and seek to direct the changing course of Islam, gender relations, and everyday life in this Middle Eastern nation.
Lila Abu-Lughod, 2008
5
Forms of Nationhood: The Elizabethan Writing of England
But, as Richard Helgerson shows in this ambitious and wide-ranging study, all were part of an extraordinary sixteenth- and seventeenth-century enterprise: the project of making England.
Richard Helgerson, 1994
6
Nationalism Reframed: Nationhood and the National Question ...
Nationalism Reframed is a theoretically and historically informed study of nationalism in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
Rogers Brubaker, 1996
7
Numbers and Nationhood: Writing Statistics in ...
An innovative 1996 study of statistics in Risorgimento Italy, and their contribution to the national identity.
Silvana Patriarca, 2003
8
Constructing Nationhood in Modern East Asia
A cutting-edge collection exploring identity-making in East Asia This is an interdisciplinary study of the cultural politics of nationalism and national identities in modern East Asia.
Kai-wing Chow, Kevin Michael Doak, Poshek Fu, 2001
9
Myths and Nationhood
First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
George Schopflin, Geoffrey Hosking, Emeritus Professor of Russian History Geoffrey Hosking, 2013
10
Nationhood from Below: Europe in the Long Nineteenth Century
In this book, both renowned historians and younger scholars try to answer this question for a host of European countries, including Italy, Germany, France and Finland.
Maarten Van Ginderachter, Marnix Beyen, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NATIONHOOD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nationhood is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Singapore's Next Story
... Singaporean politics for decades, wept in what he called his “moment of anguish” at the creation of a nation that never aspired to nationhood. «TIME, Jul 15»
2
Middle East peace process: ALP must support two-state solution
... are equally if not more deserving of their own states, and in much better shape on the ground to assume the responsibilities of nationhood. «The Australian, Jul 15»
3
Avoid Provincial Spirit - Rais
KUALA LUMPUR -- Provincial sentiments should be rejected so that nationhood building can continue to be strengthened. Adviser to the ... «malaysiandigest.com, Jul 15»
4
Palace Intrigue: Chinese Soldiers Storm Replica of Taiwan …
This is a symbol of nationhood, the seat of power in Taiwan,” Mr. Cole said. “By making the threat more recognizable and immediate than ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5
COAG 2015: Tony Abbott says Australian flag may need to change
... of the full sovereignty of Australian nationhood can ever be complete while we have a flag with the flag of another country in the corner of it.”. «The Australian, Jul 15»
6
Against the grain
Films from Iran are known for their distinct themes, poetic style and their depiction of the idea of nationhood… This is the result of the politics of ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
7
A Simple Solution To The Islamic State Problem
Islamic State leaders have an immature, superficial view of nationhood that's well-suited to the social media that they love so much -- where you ... «Town Hall, Jul 15»
8
Straight Black Pride Movement claims to be under attack by LGBTQ …
... between men and women to produce productive marriages, fruitful families, strong communities and ultimately Black nationhood. «Amsterdam News, Jul 15»
9
Stop Pretending: Europe is Not Like America
But a sense of European nationhood is generations away, if it ever develops. European integration should be a goal in itself. If the European ... «Atlantic Sentinel, Jul 15»
10
With due honour
This piece, however, is about a culture shock that, to one's mind, is of far greater significance, since, in a sense, the very idea of our nationhood ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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