Once again the question is raised, what is a nation? It is not as usually is taken for granted a homogenous object. This incorrect premise is of venerable age, but strongly cherished today by the bulk of interculturalists. It is high time to discard this premise. This does not mean, however, that we have to do without the concept of nation. Without doubt a nation is an object of distinctiveness and singularity. But how might it be described? The article offers suggestions how it could be done.