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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nātiō via French nation, German Nation or Russian на́ция (nácija).
Pronunciation
Noun
на́ция • (nácija) f (relational adjective национа́лен)
- nation
- Обедине́ните на́ции ― Obedinénite nácii ― United Nations
Declension
References
- “нация”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “нация”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nātiō.
Pronunciation
Noun
на́ция • (nácija) f inan (genitive на́ции, nominative plural на́ции, genitive plural на́ций, relational adjective национа́льный)
- nation, people
- Объединённые На́ции ― Obʺjedinjónnyje Nácii ― United Nations
Declension