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/nay"sheuhn hood'/, n.the state or quality of having status as a separate and independent nation: an African colony that achieved nationhood.[1840-50; NATION + -HOOD]
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nationhood — (n.) 1840, from NATION (Cf. nation) + HOOD (Cf. hood) … Etymology dictionary
nationhood — n. to achieve nationhood * * * [ neɪʃ(ə)nhʊd] to achieve nationhood … Combinatory dictionary
nationhood — [[t]ne͟ɪʃ(ə)nhʊd[/t]] N UNCOUNT A country s nationhood is its status as a nation. To them, the monarchy is the special symbol of nationhood … English dictionary
nationhood — UK [ˈneɪʃ(ə)nˌhʊd] / US noun [uncountable] the fact that a place is a nation the Palestinians claim to nationhood … English dictionary
nationhood — noun Date: 1850 1. nationality 1 2. nationality 3a 3. nationality 4 … New Collegiate Dictionary
nationhood — noun a) the quality of being a nation b) the fact of achieving national independence or autonomy … Wiktionary
nationhood — na|tion|hood [ˈneıʃənhud] n [U] the state of being a nation … Dictionary of contemporary English
nationhood — na·tion·hood || næʃnhÊŠd n. state of being a separate unified nation … English contemporary dictionary
nationhood — na·tion·hood … English syllables
nationhood — noun the state of being a nation • Hypernyms: ↑state … Useful english dictionary
