natio — meaning in English

English meaning

• birth noun The event of being born; the moment a baby or animal comes into the world.
• country noun A nation with its own government and defined territory.
• 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.

Senses

natio is used for these senses in English:

• birth (countable) A beginning or start; a point of origin.
• country The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc. [from 14th c.]
• nation (collective) A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
• nation (international, _, legal, metonymically) A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymically, proscribed) a country.

birth — full definition

1. noun The event of being born; the moment a baby or animal comes into the world.
2. noun The start or origin of something.
3. verb To give birth to, or to bring something into existence.

country — full definition

1. noun A nation with its own government and defined territory.
2. noun Rural land, as opposed to cities and towns.
3. adj Relating to or typical of rural areas, or of country music.

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