a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own: The president spoke to the nation about the new tax.
the territory or country itself: the nations of Central America.
a member tribe of an American Indian confederation.
an aggregation of persons of the same ethnic family, often speaking the same language or cognate languages.
Origin of nation
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Latin nātiōn- (stem of nātiō ) “birth, tribe,” equivalent to nāt(us) (past participle of nāscī “to be born”) + -iōn- -ion
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Definition for nation (2 of 2)
Nation
[ ney-shuhn ]
/ ˈneɪ ʃən /
noun
Carry or Carrie (Amelia Moore), 1846–1911, U.S. temperance leader.
As a whole, the US is currently 11th worldwide and fifth among developed nations for Covid-19 deaths.
Trump says US Covid-19 deaths would be low if you excluded blue states. That’s wrong.|German Lopez|September 17, 2020|Vox
The region’s nations have all had their eyes on the prize since the discovery of gas there a few years ago.
Butterfly Effect: The Next U.S.-Russia Conflict Theater Could be the Mediterranean|Charu Kasturi|September 17, 2020|Ozy
Their decisions will almost inevitably make the nation more divided, with those worst off relegated to a nightmare future in which they are left to fend for themselves.
Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration|by Abrahm Lustgarten, photography by Meridith Kohut|September 15, 2020|ProPublica
As a nation, we became inured to a national death toll that has only recently dropped below a thousand people a day.
America Is About to Lose Its 200,000th Life to Coronavirus. How Many More Have to Die?|by Stephen Engelberg|September 14, 2020|ProPublica
A downtown federal jail now has one of the steepest numbers of active cases in any federal prison facility in the nation.
Morning Report: Downtown Jail Outbreak Goes From Bad to Worse|Voice of San Diego|September 11, 2020|Voice of San Diego
The television networks interrupt their broadcasts to take the nation directly to Selma.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’|Gary May|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And besides, as a nation, we hold this truth to be self-evident: resolutions are made to be broken.
Forget the Resolutions; Try a Few Declarations|Kevin Bleyer|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
We are a nation in which a few rotten apples are spoiling different barrels.
Obama Is Right on Race. The Media Is Wrong.|Keli Goff|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was a reminder that, as Beyoncé once sang, “Perfection is the disease of a nation,” and her family is hardly flawless.
Yoncé Said Knock You Out: The Solange and Jay Z Story|Kevin O’Keeffe|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The United States was not founded as a Christian nation, no matter how many zealots wish it had been.
Why I’m for the War on Christmas|Asawin Suebsaeng|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The rest of the nation took no part at first in the quarrel.
The History of Louisiana|Le Page Du Pratz
Good civilian qualities are the ones that will in the end win a nation's battles.
The Great Illusion|Norman Angell
If there is only one woman in the nation who claims the right to vote, she ought to have it.
An English Grammar|W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell
The attempt to fix certain opinions on the nation which were pleasing Liberty of the press.