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How to spell nation

Nation is spelled N-A-T-I-O-N.

hear itna·tion/'neɪʃən/nounSilent and tricky

What it means: A politically organized body of people under government.

In a sentence: Our nation is a big family with lots of people.

The part people get wrong

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Same family: national, nationally, international, nationalism, nationality. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Nation comes from the Latin word 'natio,' meaning 'birth' or 'people of common origin.' Over time, it shifted from meaning a group of people with common birth or tribe to our modern sense of a politically organized country.

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