nation meaning and definition

NATION noun

Definition of nation (noun)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: body politic, commonwealth, country, land, res publica, state
2. 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"
   • synonyms: country, land
3. United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)
   • synonyms: Carry Amelia Moore Nation, Carry Nation
4. a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes)
   • "the Shawnee nation"