n. In a broad sense, a race of people; an aggregation of persons of the same ethnic family, and speaking the same language or cognate languages.n. In a narrower sense, a political society composed of a sovereign or government and subjects or citizens, and constituting a political unit; an organized community inhabiting a certain extent of territory, within which its sovereignty is exercised.n. Hence A tribe, community, or congregation, whether of men or animals.n. A division of students for voting purposes, according to their place of birth, as in the universities of Aberdeen and Glasgow, and formerly in that of Paris.n. Race; species; family; lineage.n. A great number; a multitude.n. Synonyms and Race, etc. See people.Very; extremely; by a vast deal: as, nation mean; nation pa'tie'lar.