nation vs public

nation

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

  • Damnation. 

  • A sovereign state. 

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

adv
  • Extremely, very. 

public

noun
  • A particular group or demographic to be targeted. 

  • The people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group. 

adj
  • Able to be seen or known by everyone; open to general view, happening without concealment. 

  • Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the state on behalf of the community. 

  • Traded publicly via a stock market. 

  • Open to all members of a community; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes. 

  • Pertaining to the people as a whole (as opposed to a private group); concerning the whole country, community etc. 

  • Accessible to the program in general, not only to the class or any subclasses. 

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