as in nation
a form of political organization in which a group of people who share the same history, traditions, or language live in a particular area under one government
the rise of European nation-states in the thirteenth century
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Recent Examples of nation-state
With vehicles from nation-states like Russia and China, as well as private companies like Rocket Lab, SpaceX, Arianespace and others, launch costs are no longer prohibitive.
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Big Think, 24 Feb. 2026
Zionism is the belief that the Jewish people have a right to establish a Jewish nation-state in their ancestral homeland in the Middle East.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
Srinivasan has also published a book arguing that such privatized, business-friendly enclaves will eventually surpass nation-states.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2026
Organizations unintentionally create systemic weaknesses that adversaries, ranging from nation-states to hackers, are keen to exploit when privacy is neglected.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Big Think, 24 Feb. 2026
Zionism is the belief that the Jewish people have a right to establish a Jewish nation-state in their ancestral homeland in the Middle East.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
Srinivasan has also published a book arguing that such privatized, business-friendly enclaves will eventually surpass nation-states.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2026
Organizations unintentionally create systemic weaknesses that adversaries, ranging from nation-states to hackers, are keen to exploit when privacy is neglected.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for nation-state
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nation-state
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Salvadoran nationals who were deported from the United States have been arbitrarily detained in El Salvador and have disappeared into the Central American nation's prison system, according to a Human Rights Watch report released on Monday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Russian armed forces launched an unprovoked attack on Ukraine in February 2022 that’s believed to have resulted in nearly 2 million casualties between the warring nations.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry said its systems intercepted and destroyed 10 drones over the capital, Riyadh, and the kingdom’s eastern region.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The kingdom built a pipeline stretching across the country during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s to prepare for exactly this kind of disruption.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Dresses with empire silhouettes—that is, a high waist directly under the bust and a softly falling skirt that creates a romantic, almost fairytale-like drape—have become especially popular in the bridal market as a result.—
Madeline Dangmann,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
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Emma Stone Emma Stone shimmered in a simple empire waist design with cap sleeves by one of her favorite fashion houses, Louis Vuitton.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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The succession from father to son is notable because the revolution overthrew a hereditary monarchy.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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All of this comes as reports that the two will lose a lot of their privileges as the monarchy shrinks in the future.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Nation-state.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nation-state. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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