Definition of nation

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  • nation is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
  • nation is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
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Definition of nation

  • a politically organized body of people under a single government (noun)

    Examples

    1. African nations
    2. students who had come to the nation's capitol

    Synonyms

    1. body politic
    2. commonwealth
    3. country
    4. land
    5. res publica
    6. state
  • the people who live in a nation or country (noun)

    Examples

    1. a statement that sums up the nation's mood
    2. the news was announced to the nation

    Synonyms

    1. country
    2. land
  • United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. carry amelia moore nation
    2. carry nation
  • a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes) (noun)

    Examples

    1. the Shawnee nation

See definition of nation in Merriam Webster