Other Definitions
nation (enc)
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Nation| Noun | 1. | nation - a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"Dominion - one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth estate of the realm, estate - a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights suzerain - a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs sea power - a nation that possesses formidable naval strength city state - a state consisting of a sovereign city | | | 2. | nation - the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" national, subject - a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects" Dutch, Dutch people - the people of the Netherlands; "the Dutch are famous for their tulips" | | | 3. | nation - a federation of tribes (especially native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation" | | | 4. | Nation - United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911) | |
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