2 [C] a country, especially 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.
› [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 area:
the Navajo nation