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nationful

nationful noun: as much as a nation would hold.

Noun

nationful (plural nationfuls or nationsful)

  1. As much as a nation would hold.
    • With a nationful of prospective Russian teachers in the offing and Annie no longer plagued by nausea, she saw her usefulness to the Graylins at an end.2010, Carola Dunn, chapter 7, in Lady in the Briars, Belgrave House, →ISBN
    • "Did you have enemies?" Luke asked. “A nationful," Ashley said with a laugh.2015, Mary Balogh, Silent Melody, Penguin, →ISBN, page 102

Forms of nationful

pluralnationfuls
pluralnationsful

Origin of nationful

From nation + -ful.

Questions about nationful

What does nationful mean?
Nationful means as much as a nation would hold.
What part of speech is nationful?
Nationful is a noun.
What is the plural of nationful?
The plural of nationful is nationfuls.

Words near nationful in the dictionary

  1. nationally
  2. nationalness
  3. nationals
  4. nationette
  5. nationettes
  6. nationful
  7. nationhood
  8. nationhoods
  9. nationism
  10. nationisms
  11. nationist

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