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Etymology

From Latin nāvigātiōnem, accusative singular of nāvigātiō (“sailing, navigation”), from nāvigātus, perfect passive participle of nāvigō (“sail”).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

navigation

1. (uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or a spaceship
2. (uncountable) Traffic or travel by vessel, especially commercial shipping
3. (countable) A canal

Translations

theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship

Afrikaans: navigasie Czech: navigace (cs) f. Esperanto: navigado (eo) French: navigation (fr) f. German: Navigation (de) f.

Italian: nautica (it) f. Macedonian: навигација (mk) (navigácija) f. Romanian: navigație (ro) Swedish: navigation c., navigering c.

traffic or travel by vessel

Esperanto: navigado (eo) Italian: navigazione (it) f. Latin: nāvigātiō (la) f. Macedonian: пловидба (mk) (plóvidba) f.

Serbian: moreplovstvo n. Spanish: aeronavegación (es) f. Swedish: sjöfart c., sjötrafik c., luftfart c., lufttrafik c.

canal — see canal

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Kashubian nawigacëjô (csb)

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French

Etymology

From Latin nāvigātiōnem, accusative singular of nāvigātiō (“sailing, navigation”), from nāvigātus, perfect passive participle of nāvigō (“sail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /naviɡasjɔ̃/

Noun

navigation f. (plural navigations)

1. navigation

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Swedish

Noun

navigation c. (uncountable)

1. navigation

Declension

Declension of navigation

	uncountable		uncountable
Common	indefinite	definite
nominative	navigation	navigationen
genitive	navigations	navigationens