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nation meaning in Pashto

ملت millat

/ˈneɪʃən/

nation in Pashto: ملت (millat), ولس (wolᶕs), دولت (dawlát). 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.

Pashto words for nation

community of people
ملت millat, ولس wolᶕs
sovereign state
دولت dawlát

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 Pashto

What is the meaning of nation in Pashto?
Nation in Pashto is ملت (millat), ولس (wolᶕs), دولت (dawlát).
nation په پښتو کې څه معنی لري؟
Nation: ملت (millat), ولس (wolᶕs), دولت (dawlát).
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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