nation
/nˈeɪʃʌn/
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Noun
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 capitol"; "the country''s largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"
Noun
the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation''s mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"
Noun
United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)
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a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation"
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British
British people
Brits
city state
city-state
commonwealth country
developing country
Dominion
Dutch
Dutch people
English
English people
federation of tribes
foreign country
French
French people
great power
Irish
Irish people
major power
power
Reich
renegade state
rogue nation
rogue state
sea power
Spanish
Spanish people
superpower
suzerain
Swiss
Swiss people
tribe
world power