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nation-state

noun

Etymology

Compound of nation + state. Coined c. 1890s under the influence of European languages; compare German Nationalstaat (from 1840s), Italian Stato-nazione (from 1860s).

  1. derived from Stato-nazione
  2. derived from Nationalstaat

Definitions

  1. A political entity (a state) associated with a common national identity (historically,…

    A political entity (a state) associated with a common national identity (historically, culturally, or ethnically; as with a nation) and a sovereign territorial unit.

  2. Any independent political state

    Any independent political state; a country.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA