a large community of people in a particular territory, having a society under one government
country with its own government
Cases of word usage
1) a land occupied by a nation (country)
2) of, concerning, the (whole) nation; of a particular nation; a citizen of a nation (national)
3) the fact or state of being a member of a nation (nationality)
4) two or more persons; a race, tribe, nation (people)
5) the respect that results from the good reputation (of a person, nation etc) and power or influence coming from this (prestige)
6) (an instance of) joining or uniting and being joined; a nation formed by joining a group of countries or states (union)
7) (a state, period, of) the use of weapons when fighting between countries or rival groups in a nation (war)