National Characteristics
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The document discusses the meanings of the words "character" and "nation" and their derivatives. It defines character as a person's qualities or moral strength, and notes that it can refer to the qualities of something. Nation is defined as a country or large group of people sharing a race and language. The word derivation of character, characterize, characteristic, and nationality are also outlined.
National Characteristics
- 1. A sense of identity National characteristics Unit 1 Form 10
- 3. Character (1) Sb’s qualities He has a cheerful but quiet character . Person Candida is the best character of the play. Qualities of sth The whole character of the school has changed.
- 4. Character (2) Moral strength It takes strength of character to admit you are wrong. Reputation She wrote him a character reference . He’s a man of previous good character. Letter/sign The Chinese character for horse.
- 5. Word derivation Character – noun Character ize – verb Describe the qualities in a particular way Be typical of sth or sb Characteristic – adj . ( highly characteristic ) Characteristic ally – adv . Characteristic(s) – noun Violent images are a defining characteristic of his work .
- 6. Word derivation Nation – noun A country A large group of people of the same race and language Nation al – adjective Related to a whole nation Owned or controlled by central government National ity Being legally a citizen of a particular country A large group of people with the same race, origin, language