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nation noun
/ˈneɪ.ʃən/ n
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[C] a country, especially when thought of as a large group of people living in one area with their own government, language, traditions, etcAll the nations of the world will be represented at the conference.
The Germans, as a nation, are often thought to be well organized.
Practically the whole nation watched the ceremony on television.
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[S] a large group of people of the same race who share the same language, traditions and history, but who might not all live in one areathe Navajo nation
(Definition of nation noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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