nationhood Definition

nation
noun

1. The people living in, belonging to, and together forming, a single state.

Thesaurus: country, state, commonwealth, republic, kingdom, principality, dominion, realm, domain, community, society, race, populace, people, body politic.
2. A race of people of common descent, history, language or culture, etc, but not necessarily bound by defined territorial limits of a state.
3. A Native American tribe or federation of tribes.

Derivative: nationhood
noun

Etymology: 13c: French, from Latin natio tribe.