nationhood

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈneɪʃənˌhʊd/ UK /ˈneɪʃənhʊd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the status or condition of being a nation

Independence marked the colony's long-sought arrival at nationhood.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the status or condition of... statehoodsovereignty independence nationality

Opposites

statelessnessdependency

Word family

Related forms nation national nationalism

Etymology

From nation (from Old French nacion, from Latin natio, 'birth, race, nation', from nasci, 'to be born') plus the suffix -hood denoting state or condition.

natio Latin nasci Latin

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# nationhood

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈneɪʃənˌhʊd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈneɪʃənhʊd/

## Meanings
1. the status or condition of being a nation

## Examples
- Independence marked the colony's long-sought arrival at nationhood.

## Synonyms
- statehood
- sovereignty
- independence
- nationality

## Antonyms
- statelessness
- dependency

## Related Forms
- nation
- national
- nationalism

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: natio
- Root: nasci

## Etymology
From nation (from Old French nacion, from Latin natio, 'birth, race, nation', from nasci, 'to be born') plus the suffix -hood denoting state or condition.

## AI Etymology
Nationhood comes from nation (from Old French nacion, from Latin natio, 'birth, race, nation', from nasci, 'to be born') plus the suffix -hood denoting state or condition. The etymological trail includes Latin natio, Latin nasci. The same word family includes nation, national, nationalism. Its current noun use means "the status or condition of being a nation".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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