nation nation /ˈneɪʃən/

noun

1. () A politically organized body of people under a single government  ( body politic , res publica , land , commonwealth , country , nation , state )
   a politically organized body of people under a single government
    The state has elected a new president
   the state has elected a new president
    African nations
   African nations
    Students who had come to the nation's capitol
   students who had come to the nation's capitol
    The country's largest manufacturer
   the country's largest manufacturer
    An industrialized land
   an industrialized land
   
   
2. () The people who live in a nation or country  ( land , nation , country )
   the people who live in a nation or country
    A statement that sums up the nation's mood
   a statement that sums up the nation's mood
    The news was announced to the nation
   the news was announced to the nation
    The whole country worshipped him
   the whole country worshipped him
   
3. A federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes)  ( nation )
   a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes)
    The Shawnee nation
   the Shawnee nation
   

 Nation

1. United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)  ( Carry Amelia Moore Nation , Carry Nation , Nation , Carrie Nation )
   United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)