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nation

na·tion

UK/ˈneɪʃən/ US/ˈneɪʃʌn/ common informal

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 largest manufacturer”
  • “an industrialized land”
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2.

the people who live in a nation or country

  • “a statement that sums up the nation”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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3.

a federation of tribes (especially native American tribes)

  • “the Shawnee nation”
4.

United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)

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Origin

From Middle English nacioun, nacion, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiōnem, accusative of nātiō (“nation”).

Phrases

  • aspirant nation
  • bedroom nation
  • bug nation
  • captive nation
  • Delaware Nation
  • domestic dependent nation
  • father of the nation
  • First Nation

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