nation
n//ˈneɪʃən//nation, stat, studentnation
(collective) A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
(international, _, legal, metonymically) A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymically, proscribed) a country.
(chiefly, historical) An association of students based on the birthplace or ethnicity of its members.