nation-state

See also: nation state

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Etymology

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

Noun

nation-state (plural nation-states)

  1. (government, politics) A political entity (a state) associated with a particular cultural entity (a nation) and a sovereign territorial unit.

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