🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

राष्ट्र

Pronunciation / Transliteration: rāṣṭra

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nation/ˈneɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"राष्ट्र ने अपनी स्वतंत्रता दिवस मनाया।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A large group of people who share a common language, culture, ethnicity, or history, often associated with a specific territory.

    "The nation celebrated its independence day with parades and fireworks."
  2. 2

    A politically organized body of people under a single government.

    "The nation enacted new laws to improve public health."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'nation' originates from the Latin 'natio', meaning 'birth' or 'race', which evolved in Middle English from the Old French 'nacion'. Over time, it has come to signify a large group of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.

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