Nation (7)
I believe the answer is:
country
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">nation</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for country that I've seen before include "Rural" , "land?" , "State; region" , "See 9" , "Nation" .)