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nasyon : nation (n.)
[ Etymology: Spanish: nación: nation ]
Synonyms: nasod

Derivatives of nasyon


Glosses:
nation
n. (group)1. body politic, commonwealth, country, land, nation, res publica, statea politically organized body of people under a single government.; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"
~ commonwealth countryany of the countries in the British Commonwealth.
~ developing countrya country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically.
~ dominionone of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth.
~ estate of the realm, the three estates, estatea major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights.
~ foreign countryany state of which one is not a citizen.; "working in a foreign country takes a bit of getting used to"
~ reichthe German state.
~ renegade state, rogue nation, rogue statea state that does not respect other states in its international actions.
~ suzeraina state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs.
~ sea powera nation that possesses formidable naval strength.
~ great power, major power, superpower, world power, powera state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world.
~ city-state, city statea state consisting of a sovereign city.
~ allya friendly nation.
~ political entity, political unita unit with political responsibilities.
~ eelam, tamil eelamthe independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for.
n. (group)2. country, land, nationthe people who live in a nation or country.; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"
~ people(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively.; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
~ national, subjecta person who owes allegiance to that nation.; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"
~ dutch, dutch peoplethe people of the Netherlands.; "the Dutch are famous for their tulips"
~ british, british people, britsthe people of Great Britain.
~ english people, englishthe people of England.
~ irish, irish peoplepeople of Ireland or of Irish extraction.
~ french people, frenchthe people of France.
~ spanish people, spanishthe people of Spain.
~ swiss, swiss peoplethe natives or inhabitants of Switzerland.
n. (person)3. carry amelia moore nation, carry nation, nationUnited States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911).
~ dry, prohibitionista reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages.
n. (group)4. nationa federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes).; "the Shawnee nation"
~ federation of tribes, tribea federation (as of American Indians).
~ confederacy, confederation, federationa union of political organizations.
~ america, the states, u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa, u.s.North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776.