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nation

noun

1 nation

A politically organized body of people under a single government:
— African nations.
— Students who had come to the nation's capitol.

synonyms: body politic, commonwealth, country, land, res publica, state.

Roget 372: man, mankind; human race, human species, human kind, human nature; humanity, mortality, flesh, generation.    [Science of man] anthropology, anthropogeny, ... show more

Roget 737a: government, legal authority, soveriegn, sovereign authority; authority etc. 737; master etc. 745; direction etc. 693.    [nations] ... show more

Roget 11: consanguinity, relationship, kindred, blood; parentage etc. (paternity) 166; filiation, affiliation; lineage, agnation, connection, alliance; ... show more

Dutch: gemenebest, land, staat
Polish: nawa paƄstwowa

2 nation

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.

synonyms: country, land.

3 Nation

United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911).

synonyms: Carry Amelia Moore Nation, Carry Nation.

4 nation

A federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes).

Dutch: natie


Moby thesaurus: Everyman, John Doe, Public, ally, animal kingdom, archduchy, archdukedom, blood, body politic, breed, brood, buffer state, captive nation, chieftaincy, chieftainry, citizenry, city-state, clan, class, colony ... show more.

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