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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

nação ocidental

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nasɐ̃w ɔ.si.dẽˈtaɫ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Western nation/ˈwɛs.tərn ˈneɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A nação ocidental investiu em novas tecnologias."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A country located in Western Europe, North America, or other regions sharing similar cultural traditions, democratic political systems, and economic structures.

    "Many Western nations have implemented new policies regarding renewable energy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'Western' derives from Old English 'westen' and Germanic roots, denoting the direction of the setting sun and historically identifying European civilizations. 'Nation' stems from Latin 'natio', meaning birth, race, or tribe, evolving through Old French to mean a sovereign state or country. Together, the compound reflects the geopolitical alignment of North American and European countries sharing cultural, political, and economic values.

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