n. | 1. | (Ethnol.) A part, or division, of the people of the earth, distinguished from the rest by common descent, language, or institutions; a race; a stock. | ||||||
2. | The body of inhabitants of a country, united under an independent government of their own. | |||||||
3. | Family; lineage. | |||||||
4. | (Scotch Universities) One of the divisions of university students in a classification according to nativity, formerly common in Europe. | |||||||
5. | A great number; a great deal; - by way of emphasis;
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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"; "the whole country worshipped him" | |
3. | nation - a federation of tribes (especially native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation" | |
4. | Nation - United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911) Synonyms: Carry Amelia Moore Nation, Carry Nation |