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 nation's capitol"
"the country's largest manufacturer"
"an industrialized land"
United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)
"The historical novel vividly depicts the notorious figure known as the nation, whose ruthless raids on saloons and destruction of liquor bottles with a hatchet defined his era."
A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
"The user searched for the definition of nation but accidentally typed damnation instead, leading to a page full of religious curses rather than political entities."
Damnation.
In plain English: A nation is a large group of people who share the same culture, history, and government and usually live in their own country.
"Every nation has its own unique culture and traditions."
Usage: Use "nation" to refer to a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language who inhabit a specific territory. The word "damnation" means eternal punishment and is unrelated to the concept of a country or people.
Extremely, very.
"The nation was absolutely devastated by the sudden loss of their favorite team's star player."
"There is no adverb form of the word nation, as it functions only as a noun meaning a country or people."
Usage: There is no adverbial form of "nation" that means extremely or very; this usage is incorrect because "nation" is exclusively a noun referring to a country or people. To express intensity in this manner, use the adverbs "nationally" (relating to a nation) or standard intensifiers like "very" or "extremely."
The word nation entered English through the Norman conquest via Middle and Old French forms derived from Latin nātiō. It replaced the earlier native Germanic term þēod to specifically denote a large group of people united by common descent or culture.