nacioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

nacion, nation, nacoun, nacyon

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiō, nātiōnem.

Pronunciation

(Early ME) IPA^(key): /naˈtsjuːn/, /ˈnatsjun/
IPA^(key): /naːˈsjuːn/, /ˈnaːsjun/

Noun

nacioun (plural naciouns)

nation, country
people, race, tribe
People with some other commonality; a group of people
A group of students representing a country
(biblical) Gentiles

Descendants

English: nation
Scots: nation, natioun

References

“nāciǒun (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-24.

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