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nation / Nation > 4 senses
NOUN1nation, state, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politicA politically organized body of people under a single government
2nation, land, country, a peopleThe people who live in a nation or country
3nationA federation of tribes (especially native American tribes)
4Nation, Carry Nation, Carry Amelia Moore NationUnited States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)
nation / Nation > pronunciation
Soundsney'shahn
RhymesAachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2504 more rhymes in ahn at the HyperDic website...
nation > noun 1, group
MeaningA politically organized body of people under a single government.
Examples"African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"
Synonymsstate, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic
Partsestate, estate of the realm
NarrowerDominion; Reich; rogue state, renegade state, rogue nation; suzerain; sea power; world power, major power, great power, power, superpower; city state; ally
Broaderpolitical unit
Adjectivesnational
nation > noun 2, group
MeaningThe people who live in a nation or country.
Examples"a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"
Synonymsland, country, a people
Membersnational, subject
NarrowerDutch, Dutch people; British, British people, the British, Brits; English, English people, the English; Irish, Irish people, the Irish; French, French people; Spanish, Spanish people; Swiss, Swiss people, the Swiss
Broaderpeople
Adjectivesnational
nation > noun 3, group
MeaningA federation of tribes (especially native American tribes).
Examples"the Shawnee nation"
RegionUnited States, United States of America, America, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.
Narrowertribe, federation of tribes
Broaderconfederation, confederacy, federation
Nation > noun 4, person
MeaningUnited States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911).
SynonymsCarry Nation, Carry Amelia Moore Nation
Broaderdry, prohibitionist

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