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nation

noun

na·​tion ˈnā-shən How to pronounce nation (audio)
1
a(1)
: nationality sense 5a
three Slav peoples … forged into a Yugoslavia without really fusing into a Yugoslav nation Hans Kohn
(2)
: a politically organized nationality
(3)
in the Bible : a non-Jewish nationality
why do the nations conspire Psalms 2:1 (Revised Standard Version)
b
: a community of people composed of one or more nationalities and possessing a more or less defined territory and government
Canada is a nation with a written constitution B. K. Sandwell
c
: a territorial division containing a body of people of one or more nationalities and usually characterized by relatively large size and independent status
a nation of vast size with a small population Mary K. Hammond
2
archaic : group, aggregation
3
: a tribe or federation of tribes (as of American Indians)
the Seminole Nation in Oklahoma

Synonyms

Example Sentences

It's one of the richest nations in the world. the largest state in the nation The President will speak to the nation tonight. The entire nation is celebrating the victory.
Recent Examples on the Web The previous year, Charles represented the queen at the annual Remembrance Day ceremony honoring the nation’s war dead, laying the monarch’s wreath at the foot of the Cenotaph in London. Danica Kirka, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2022 Academics and activists, many of them former convicts, shared their experiences Saturday at the third annual decARcerate conference, urging attendees to consider the long-term consequences of mass incarceration in Arkansas and the nation. Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2022 The nation itself seems to have lost the sense of collective identity required for any country to hold together for very long, and breakaway nationalists govern in two parts of the kingdom. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2022 Health officials worry that the lackluster vaccination uptake might leave the nation vulnerable to coronavirus clusters in the fall and winter. Sabrina Malhi, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2022 Her funeral is drawing a global who’s who — showing again how the queen’s stature allowed Britain, an island nation that is the second largest economy in Europe, to consistently punch above its weight. Karla Adam, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2022 Some countries are Crown Dependencies, some are British Overseas Territories, and some are independent nation states. Kojo Koram, The New Republic, 18 Sep. 2022 China accounted for just under half of all installations of heavy-duty industrial robots last year, reinforcing the nation’s status as the No. 1 market for robot manufacturers worldwide. Jason Douglas, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2022 In other words, his policies would help an already prosperous nation do better and to bring everyone into the fold. Julian Zelizer, CNN, 17 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English nacioun, from Anglo-French naciun, from Latin nation-, natio birth, race, nation, from nasci to be born; akin to Latin gignere to beget — more at kin

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Time Traveler
The first known use of nation was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing nation

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