nacioun
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiō, nātiōnem.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /naːˈsjuːn/, /ˈnaːsjun/
Noun
nacioun (plural naciouns)
- nation, country
- people, race, tribe
- People with some other commonality; a group of people
- A group of students representing a country
- (biblical) Gentiles
Descendants
References
- “nāciǒun (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-24.