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nation in Malay

bangsa

/ˈneɪʃən/

nation in Malay: bangsa, negara. In English, nation means 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.

Malay words for nation

community of people
bangsa
sovereign state
bangsa, negara

English meaning of nation

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun A community united by some trait (especially an interest) but not historically constituted.
  3. noun A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymic, proscribed) a country.
  4. noun An association of students based on the birthplace or ethnicity of its members.

Full definition of nation

nation in a sentence

  • The Roma are a nation without a country.
  • pre-Columbian nations
  • the Dallas Cowboys nation

Synonyms of nation

nation in other languages

Questions about nation in Malay

What is the meaning of nation in Malay?
Nation in Malay is bangsa, negara.
Apakah maksud nation dalam bahasa Melayu?
Nation: bangsa, negara.
What does nation mean in English?
Nation means 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.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nation (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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