nation:
(plural: ‘nations‘; for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here for British pronunciation and please click here for the American pronunciation)
a large group of people that comes together under one single rule of government (in this context, a country);
a large group of people who share common interests — customs, history, often religion and language, (in this context, a nationality),
nations of the world
The whole nation is waiting for the news of the President’s health. ( i.e. all the people within stated boundaries under one common rule)
Historically, all the Hindus are an ancient nation divided by different languages, and later on, under the influence of several foreign rulers, divided by different religions! (i.e. all the people with different boundaries and rule but with one common interest — in this case, religion)
Statistics show us that there are 196 nations in the world and there are 193 member states/nations in the United Nations Organisation.
