nation-state
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See also: nation state
English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Coined c. 1890s under the influence of European languages; compare German Nationalstaat (from 1840s), Italian Stato-nazione (from 1860s).
Noun[edit]
nation-state (plural nation-states)
- (government, politics) A political entity (a state) associated with a particular cultural entity (a nation) and a sovereign territorial unit.
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Translations[edit]
nation state or nation-state
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