nationhood
noun
na·tion·hood
ˈnā-shən-ˌhu̇d 
Examples of nationhood in a Sentence
the early days of U.S. nationhood
The colonists showed a strong desire for nationhood.
Recent Examples on the Web
Nearly a century later, Gibson is using his turn to critically examine myths of American nationhood.
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Jillian Steinhauer, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
In other words, the creation of a Jewish state would necessarily debilitate and collapse all other forms of Jewish identity and Jewish observance in the gravitational vortex of nationhood.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024
To help promote this vision of a more tolerant, modern country driven by a strong sense of nationhood, MBS has unveiled a raft of new initiatives.
—Bernard Haykel, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2024
The concept of Ukrainian nationhood, which did not previously exist, was fabricated by the Austro-Hungarian general staff and exported to Tsarist Russia with the aim of weakening its wartime adversary.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 9 Feb. 2024
For a long time, the miracle was explained in terms of misty essences like genius or nationhood, though lately art history seems to have grown more modest in its claims.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
In fact, the very notion of distinct Palestinian nationhood emerged from a Soviet project devised under the banner of national liberation.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
The deal, and the violence, come after thousands of protesters angrily surrounded the Socialist Party headquarters in Madrid in past days and called on Mr. Sánchez not to make a deal with the separatists, whom many conservatives consider an existential threat to Spanish nationhood.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
This is a poor country with a weak sense of nationhood, a fragile political system and terrible demographics.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 14 Nov. 2023
Jillian Steinhauer, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
In other words, the creation of a Jewish state would necessarily debilitate and collapse all other forms of Jewish identity and Jewish observance in the gravitational vortex of nationhood.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024
To help promote this vision of a more tolerant, modern country driven by a strong sense of nationhood, MBS has unveiled a raft of new initiatives.
—Bernard Haykel, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2024
The concept of Ukrainian nationhood, which did not previously exist, was fabricated by the Austro-Hungarian general staff and exported to Tsarist Russia with the aim of weakening its wartime adversary.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 9 Feb. 2024
For a long time, the miracle was explained in terms of misty essences like genius or nationhood, though lately art history seems to have grown more modest in its claims.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
In fact, the very notion of distinct Palestinian nationhood emerged from a Soviet project devised under the banner of national liberation.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
The deal, and the violence, come after thousands of protesters angrily surrounded the Socialist Party headquarters in Madrid in past days and called on Mr. Sánchez not to make a deal with the separatists, whom many conservatives consider an existential threat to Spanish nationhood.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
This is a poor country with a weak sense of nationhood, a fragile political system and terrible demographics.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 14 Nov. 2023
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“Nationhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nationhood. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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