Definition of "Nation" :

noun: the people who live in a nation or country

"A statement that sums up the nation's mood."

noun: a politically organized body of people under a single government

"African nations."

noun: a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes)

"The Shawnee nation."

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