nationhood C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈneɪʃənˌhʊd/ UK /ˈneɪʃənhʊd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the status or condition of being a nation Independence marked the colony's long-sought arrival at nationhood. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the status or condition of... statehoodsovereigntyindependencenationality ↔ Opposites statelessnessdependency Word family Related forms nationnationalnationalism Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown