Meaning of nation in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈneɪʃ(ə)n/

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  1. Noun

    nation

    Etymology

    Middle English: via Old French from Latin natio(n-), from nat-‘born’, from the verb nasci

    Definitions

    1. a politically organized body of people under a single government

    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 »
  2. 2. the people who live in a nation or country

    Examples

    • « a statement that sums up the nation's mood »
    • « the news was announced to the nation »
    • « the whole country worshipped him »
  3. 3. a federation of tribes (especially native American tribes)

    Examples

    • « the Shawnee nation »
  4. 4. United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)

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