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أُمَّة — meaning in English

ʔama

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English meaning

  • nation noun A large group of people who share a common history, culture, language, or identity, often but not always tied to a specific country.
  • slave noun A person legally owned by another and forced to work without freedom or pay.

Senses

أُمَّة is used for these senses in English:

  • slave person owned by another
  • nation community of people

nation — full definition

  1. noun A large group of people who share a common history, culture, language, or identity, often but not always tied to a specific country.
  2. noun A country, especially as a political and territorial unit.

slave — full definition

  1. noun A person legally owned by another and forced to work without freedom or pay.
  2. noun A person completely controlled by or devoted to something.
  3. noun A secondary device controlled by another (master) device.

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