Country, land, or kingdom

noun

1. A community of people composed of one or more nationalities and possessing a more or less defined territory and government

   "Canada is a nation with a written constitution"

2. A territorial division containing a body of people of one or more nationalities and usually characterized by relatively large size and independent status

   "a nation of vast size with a small population"

3. Group, aggregation
4. A tribe or federation of tribes (as of American Indians)

   "the Seminole Nation in Oklahoma"

biographical name

1. Amelia 1846–1911 née Moore American temperance agitator

noun

1. A form of political organization under which a relatively homogeneous people inhabits a sovereign state

noun

1. Any of a number of peoples especially of Canada who are indigenous to the North American continent

   "But then along came Idle No More, an ongoing grassroots movement led by Canada's First Nations, Métis and Inuit to defend treaty rights and demand respect from Ottawa."

noun

1. The people who live in a nation

   "The President will speak to the nation tonight."