nnoun.groupa politically organized body of people under a single governmentSynset:body politic commonwealth country land res publica state
Examples:- the state has elected a new president
- African nations
- students who had come to the nation's capitol
- the country's largest manufacturer
- an industrialized land
Hypernyms:political entity political unit
Inherited Hypernyms:statepolitical unitunitorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:DominionReichallycity-statecity statecommonwealth countrydeveloping countryforeign countrygreat powermajor powerpowerrenegade staterogue nationrogue statesea powersuperpowersuzerainworld power
Instance Hyponyms:Eelam Tamil Eelam
Part Meronyms:estate estate of the realm the three estates
Full Hyponyms:allycity statecommonwealth countrydeveloping countrydominionforeign countryhegemonhohenzollern empirereichrogue statesea powersuzerainthird reichworld power
nnoun.groupthe people who live in a nation or countrySynset:country land
Examples:- a statement that sums up the nation's mood
- the news was announced to the nation
- the whole country worshipped him
Hypernyms:people
Inherited Hypernyms:nationpeoplegroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:BritishBritish peopleBritsDutchDutch peopleEnglishEnglish peopleFrenchFrench peopleIrishIrish peopleSpanishSpanish peopleSwissSwiss people
Member Meronyms:national subject
Full Hyponyms:britishdutchenglishfrenchfrisiangenevanhelvetianirishspanishswiss
nnoun.personUnited States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)Synset:Carry Amelia Moore Nation Carry Nation Nation
Instance Hypernyms:dry prohibitionist
Inherited Hypernyms:nationdryreformerdisputantpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:nationdryreformerdisputantpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.groupa federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes)Region:AmericaU.S.U.S.A.USUSAUnited StatesUnited States of Americathe States
Hypernyms:confederacy confederation federation
Inherited Hypernyms:nationconfederationunionpolitical unitunitorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:federation of tribestribe