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nationhood

American  
[ney-shuhn-hood] / ˈneɪ ʃənˌhʊd /

noun

  1. the state or quality of having status as a separate and independent nation.

    an African colony that achieved nationhood.


Etymology

Origin of nationhood

First recorded in 1840–50; nation + -hood

Example Sentences

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But is that all our sense of nationhood consists of now?

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Essentially, the opinion treated conscription as a natural incident of nationhood.

From Slate Apr. 15, 2026

Especially via elegies for men lost in battle over the past 250 years, the poems measure and celebrate the cost of nationhood.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

In his heyday, in the 1990s, Mr. Murphy was the rare political commentator who commanded a countrywide audience, skewering Canada’s elites as well as its sometimes fragile sense of nationhood.

From New York Times May 18, 2024

And for Miig, I could see why it was doubly important to establish nationhood.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

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