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Nation

Dictionary definition · Nation

noun

  1. United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)
  2. a politically organized body of people under a single government"the state has elected a new president"
  3. the people who live in a nation or country"a statement that sums up the nation's mood"
  4. a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes)"the Shawnee nation"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).