NATION

[noun] [C] - a country, esp. when thought of as a large group of people living in one area with their own government, language, traditions, etc.All 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.A nation is also 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 area.the Jewish nation.A nation state is an independent country, esp. when thought of as consisting of a single large group of people all sharing the same language, traditions and history.