nations

noun

• A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.

  "The Kurdish people constitute a nation in the Middle East"

• A sovereign state.

  "Though legally single nations, many states comprise several distinct cultural or ethnic groups."

• An association of students based on its members' birthplace or ethnicity.

  "Once widespread across Europe in medieval times, nations are now largely restricted to the ancient universities of Sweden and Finland."

• A great number; a great deal.