Nation understanding you (5)
I believe the answer is:
kenya
'nation' is the definition.
(Kenya is an example)
'understanding you' is the wordplay.
'understanding' becomes 'ken' (I've seen this before).
'you' becomes 'ya' (non-standard spelling as in 'see ya later').
'ken'+'ya'='KENYA'
(Other definitions for kenya that I've seen before include "Land" , "Its capital is Nairobi" , "East African republic" , "state?" , "East African nation" .)