a politically organized body of people under a single government; the state has elected a new president; African nations; students who had come to the nations capitol; the countrys largest manufacturer; an industrialized land

[ Syn: state , country , land , commonwealth , res publica , body politic ]

the people who live in a nation or country; a statement that sums up the nations mood; the news was announced to the nation; the whole country worshipped him

[ Syn: land , country ]

United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)

[ Syn: nation , carry nation , carry amelia moore nation ]

a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes); the Shawnee nation'