See Also: nebelwerfer(dictionary)

nation (oh) and nebelwerfer (iou)


nation (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: French; Origin: Latin natio, from natus, past participle of nasci 'to be born']
a country, considered especially in relation to its people and its social or economic structure
::the President's Radio broadcast to the nation
::an independent nation
::the world's leading industrial nations
a large group of people of the same race and language
::the Cherokee nation
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HINT sense 1
In most situations, it is more usual to say country: I've been to countries all over the world. | Do you like this country?

nebelwerfer (iou)



nebelwerfer noun. M20.
[German, from Nebel mist, fog + Werfer thrower, mortar, from werfen to throw.]
A six-barrelled rocket mortar used by the German forces in the war of 1939-45.