former measure of the United States economy; the total market value of goods and services produced by all citizens and capital during a given period (usually 1 yr)
(orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing; "his leg was in traction for several days"
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"
a federation of tribes (especially native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation"
United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)
people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation; "immigrants of the same nationality often seek each other out"; "such images define their sense of nationality"
the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization