Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en nation

nation, students' union/natˈɧuːn/

Meaning

nation; students' union

In Swedish: land, folk

Forms

Forms of nation
Singular, indefinite	en nation
Singular, definite	nationen
Plural, indefinite	nationer
Plural, definite	nationerna

nation is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor nation, den stora nationen. Check another noun

Practise nation

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Is it en nation or ett nation?

nation in a sentence

Förenta Nationerna (FN)
the United Nations (UN)
Smålands nation
the Småland Students Union
tala till nationen
address the nation

Words built with nation

industrination industrial nation

Questions

What does nation mean in English?

nation means “nation, students' union”.

Is it en nation or ett nation?

It is en nation, and “the nation” is nationen.

What is the plural of nation?

The plural of nation is nationer, and the definite plural is nationerna.

Similar words

land

Nearby common words

nation is number 2,300 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,296bada swim, bathe
2,297förstärkning reforce
2,298förrädare traitor
2,299ersätta compensate, replace
2,301smälta melt, smelt
2,302konstnär artist
2,303knäppa snap, click
2,304ström having strong currents (of a watercourse), "currenty"

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary