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| na·tion [ náysh'n ] (plural na·tions) |
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1. people in land under single government: a community of people or peoples living in a defined territory and organized under a single government
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2. people of same ethnicity: a community of people who share a common ethnic origin, culture, historical tradition, and, frequently, language, whether or not they live together in one territory or have their own government
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3. Native American people or federation: a Native American people or a federation of peoples
  the Apache nation
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4. land of Native American nation: a territory occupied by a Native American people or federation
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5. group with common interest: a group of people united by a common interest
the hip-hop nation
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| [13th century. Via French< Latin nation- "birth, race" < nat-, past participle of nasci "be born"] |
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| na·tion·hood noun |
| na·tion·less adjective |
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