noun
a politically organized body of people under a single government
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Examples
- 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
noun
the people who live in a nation or country
Synonyms
Examples
- a statement that sums up the nation's mood
- the news was announced to the nation
- the whole country worshipped him
noun
United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)
Synonyms
Carry Nation
Carry Amelia Moore Nation
noun
a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes)
Examples
- the Shawnee nation