Nation

(noun.) the people who live in a nation or country; 'a statement that sums up the nation's mood'; 'the news was announced to the nation'; 'the whole country worshipped him'.

(noun.) a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes); 'the Shawnee nation'.

(noun.) United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911).

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• The tribe was a big family; the nation a group of tribal families; a household often contained hundreds of people. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• By all which acquirements, I should be a living treasure of knowledge and wisdom, and certainly become the oracle of the nation. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• A genius usually becomes the luminous center of a nation's crisis,--men see better by the light of him. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• The Babylonians were a nation of agriculturists and merchants. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• The same principle has application on the side of the considerations which concern the relations of one nation to another. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• The next morning Early started on his march to the capital of the Nation, arriving before it on the 11th. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Don't you think the English nation perfect in every respect? 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• There were astronomers from nearly every nation, says Mr. Edison. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Another is the recommendation to the city and the nation that it should protect arriving immigrants, and if necessary escort them to their homes. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• A nation bent upon a policy of social invention would make its tools an incident. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• But it does not become bound to admit them upon any better terms than those of any other nation, of France or Holland, for example. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• We picture political institutions as mechanically constructed contrivances within which the nation's life is contained and compelled to approximate some abstract idea of justice or liberty. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Scarce any nation has dealt equally and impartially with every sort of industry. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• The americans have no troublesome Neighbors, they are without foreign Possessions, and do not want the alliance of any Nation, for this Reason they have nothing to do with foreign Politics. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• The opposition of rival manufacturers could not in the nature of things long retard what was to become one of the nation’s main industries. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• There are also characters peculiar to different nations and particular persons, as well as common to mankind. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• Nations with a glorious past as to bravery but with a poor armament have gone down suddenly before smaller forces armed with modern ordnance. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• These fundamental principles have since been adopted and incorporated in their laws by all the nations of the earth. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Or--mark my words--the Order of the Temple will be utterly demolished--and the Place thereof shall no more be known among the nations. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Italy claims the honour among European nations of first introducing a machine for sowing grain. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• He sees no hope of happiness or peace for mankind until all nations of the earth are comprehended in a single empire. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• The Athenian democracy suffered much from that narrowness of patriotism which is the ruin of all nations. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Among nations of hunters, such as the native tribes of North America, age is the sole foundation of rank and precedency. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Whole ages have fled and their works decayed, And nations have scattered been; But the stout old Ivy shall never fade, From its hale and hearty green. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• It is well known that Indians are of different tribes, nations, and languages, as well as the white people. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• In the matter of slavery; all nations had slaves; some treated them very cruelly, some with moderate cruelty. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The Five Nations of the Iroquois (see map, p. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• For in every state there are two hostile nations, rich and poor, which you may set one against the other. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• Let other nations be merchants and warriors, while Greece reasserts her ancient vocation of teacher. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• I chiefly fed mine eyes with beholding the destroyers of tyrants and usurpers, and the restorers of liberty to oppressed and injured nations. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.

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