nation definition

1. the people who live in a nation or country
• examples: a statement that sums up the nation's mood
• examples: the news was announced to the nation
• examples: the whole country worshipped him
2. United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)
3. a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes)
• examples: the Shawnee nation