The fact or status of being a nation; national identity or independence.
the day on which we celebrate our nationhood as New Zealanders
Example sentencesExamples
In the course of the struggle of our forefathers to achieve nationhood for us, they gave testimony to their national loyalty by sacrificing their lives for us.
The culture is still based around tribal and family ties, making the idea of nationhood difficult.
These settlements provide the opportunity for Maori New Zealanders to move forward with all others in the spirit of shared nationhood.
The concept of nationhood is, I think, inherently bound up with the concept of national defense.
Symbols of nationhood include the national flag, a full golden moon on a blue background, and the national anthem.
Canada's first steps toward nationhood in the nineteenth century followed more than 100 years of political conflict between French and English colonists.
Independent nationhood has not come easily for East Timor.
The flag is a symbol of our nationhood.
Creating a sense of common nationhood has been a task consciously undertaken by American leaders over the years.
The formalisation of Australian nationhood occurred relatively late.
The Vietnamese celebrated nationhood by changing one important name in their homeland.
Bavaria retains a strong sense of nationhood and rich local traditions.
No institution has done more to build a sense of Scottish culture, identity and nationhood over the past generation.
In the capital, people celebrated their impending nationhood after decades of struggle and strife.
The party believes that Indian nationhood stems from a deep cultural bonding of the people which overrides differences of caste, region, religion and language.
There is a sense in which nationhood is forged and reproduced through the standardisation of currency, weights, measures and education.
Definition of nationhood in US English:
nationhood
nounˈnāSH(ə)nˌho͝odˈneɪʃ(ə)nˌhʊd
The fact or status of being a nation; national identity or independence.
the day on which we celebrate our nationhood as New Zealanders
Example sentencesExamples
In the capital, people celebrated their impending nationhood after decades of struggle and strife.
The concept of nationhood is, I think, inherently bound up with the concept of national defense.
The flag is a symbol of our nationhood.
Canada's first steps toward nationhood in the nineteenth century followed more than 100 years of political conflict between French and English colonists.
These settlements provide the opportunity for Maori New Zealanders to move forward with all others in the spirit of shared nationhood.
In the course of the struggle of our forefathers to achieve nationhood for us, they gave testimony to their national loyalty by sacrificing their lives for us.
Creating a sense of common nationhood has been a task consciously undertaken by American leaders over the years.
Independent nationhood has not come easily for East Timor.
The party believes that Indian nationhood stems from a deep cultural bonding of the people which overrides differences of caste, region, religion and language.
The formalisation of Australian nationhood occurred relatively late.
Symbols of nationhood include the national flag, a full golden moon on a blue background, and the national anthem.
The culture is still based around tribal and family ties, making the idea of nationhood difficult.
Bavaria retains a strong sense of nationhood and rich local traditions.
The Vietnamese celebrated nationhood by changing one important name in their homeland.
No institution has done more to build a sense of Scottish culture, identity and nationhood over the past generation.
There is a sense in which nationhood is forged and reproduced through the standardisation of currency, weights, measures and education.