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a country, esp. when thought of as a large group of people living in one area with their own government, language, and traditions: Most industrialized nations of the world will be represented at the conference. Throughout the nation today people will go to the polls to elect a new government.
: a community of people composed of one or more nationalities and possessing a more or less defined territory and government. Canada is a nation with a written constitution—B. K. Sandwell. c. : a territorial division containing a body of people of one or more nationalities and usually characterized by relatively large size and independent status.
nation, n. (14c) 1. A large group of people having a common origin, language, tradition, and usage constitutes a political entity. • When a nation is coincident with a state, the term nation-state is often used.... ... 2. A community of people inhabiting a defined territory and organized under an independent government; a sovereign ...
/ˈneɪʃn/ [countable] a country considered as a group of people with the same language, culture and history, who live in a particular area under one government. European/Arab/Asian nations. The West African nation of Togo has presidential elections this week. Developing nations need affordable access to drugs and medication.
A nation is a country and its people. It's also the word used for the Native American tribal federations in the US — the Cherokee Nation, for instance — which have their own governments and territories.
A nation is an individual country considered together with its social and political structures. ...several African nations. American English : nation / ˈneɪʃən /
NATION meaning: 1 : a large area of land that is controlled by its own government country; 2 : the people who live in a nation.
a country or the people living in a country: Asian nations. industrial nations. The entire nation mourned her death. a nation of dog lovers. See also. the United Nations. Fewer examples. The entire nation mourned her death. Jefferson's document formed the foundation of a new nation.
A people or tribe, specif., a group of North American Indians, sometimes one belonging to a confederation. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. More Noun Definitions (3) Synonyms: body politic. res-publica. commonwealth. land. country.
n. 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an aggregation of people or peoples of one or more cultures, races, etc, organized into a single state: the Australian nation. 2. (Sociology) a community of persons not constituting a state but bound by common descent, language, history, etc: the French-Canadian nation. 3.
