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    nation
    /ˈneɪʃn/

    noun

    • 1. a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory: "the world's leading industrialized nations"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of nation as a country or a group of people with common language, traditions, and history. See how to use nation in different contexts and collocations with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › nationNation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the various meanings and uses of the word nation, from nationality to political entity to tribe. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related articles.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › NationNation - Wikipedia

    nation, n. (14c) 1. A large group of people having a common origin, language, tradition, and usage constitutes a political entity. • When a nation is coincident with a state, the term nation-state is often used.... ... 2. A community of people inhabiting a defined territory and organized under an independent government; a sovereign ...

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishnation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of nation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. nation. noun. /ˈneɪʃn/ [countable] a country considered as a group of people with the same language, culture and history, who live in a particular area under one government. European/Arab/Asian nations. The West African nation of Togo has presidential elections this week.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of nation as a country, a people, or a tribe, with synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples. Compare nation with related words like state, country, and race.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › nationNation - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A nation is a country and its people. It's also the word used for the Native American tribal federations in the US — the Cherokee Nation, for instance — which have their own governments and territories.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › NationNation - definition of nation by The Free Dictionary

    1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an aggregation of people or peoples of one or more cultures, races, etc, organized into a single state: the Australian nation. 2. (Sociology) a community of persons not constituting a state but bound by common descent, language, history, etc: the French-Canadian nation. 3.