nation is the dictionary form of nation's Definition of nation
nation has definitions from the fields of politics,geography,government
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[ noun ] (politics,geography) 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"

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[ noun ] 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"

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[ noun ] (government,geography) the territory occupied by a nation

Synonyms

country state land

Examples

"he returned to the land of his birth" "he visited several European countries"

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[ noun ] (politics) United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 4222
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[ noun ] (politics,geography) a federation of tribes (especially native American tribes)

Examples

"the Shawnee nation"

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