nation

noun

1. 1

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

   a statement that sums up the nation's mood

   the news was announced to the nation

2. 2

   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

3. 3

   a politically organized body of people under a single government

   the state has elected a new president

   African nations

4. 4

   a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes)

   the Shawnee nation