Nation-state
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nation-state is a noun meaning (more generally, proscribed) Any independent political state; a country.
Meaning
(more generally, proscribed) Any independent political state; a country.
More Meanings
- (politics) A political entity (a state) associated with a common national identity (historically, culturally, or ethnically; as with a nation) and a sovereign territorial unit.
Example Sentences
Two years on, and while the Sultan of Slowjamastan has instigated more than a few bizarre laws (he’s outlawed the wearing of Crocs, for example), the Republic also has all the trappings of a fledgling nation-state. It issues its own passports, flies its own flag, prints its own currency (“the duble”), and has a national anthem that’s played on state occasions.
Word Forms
- nation-states
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nation, country, state, sovereignty, statelet, supernation.
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