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
Iran is to Trump what Ukraine is to Vladimir Putin, what Hamas and Hezbollah have been to Benjamin Netanyahu and — wait for it — what the next generation of cyberhackers will be to China and America and every other nation-state.
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Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Throughout this time, long before the rise of modern nation-states, Jews have maintained a continuous presence in the land and an enduring spiritual and cultural bond to it.
—Elad Strohmayer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Jewish peoplehood, communal autonomy, and distinct national or ethnic consciousness were to dissolve into the universalist framework of the emerging nation-state.
—Kenneth L. Marcus, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
The able-bodied white male stood for the virility of the New Deal nation-state.
—John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
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Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Throughout this time, long before the rise of modern nation-states, Jews have maintained a continuous presence in the land and an enduring spiritual and cultural bond to it.
—Elad Strohmayer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Jewish peoplehood, communal autonomy, and distinct national or ethnic consciousness were to dissolve into the universalist framework of the emerging nation-state.
—Kenneth L. Marcus, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
The able-bodied white male stood for the virility of the New Deal nation-state.
—John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nation-state
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That mugshot—with her straight dark hair, motorcycle jacket, and flat, defiant stare—would come to represent a nation, and generation, in crisis; a startling declaration that America’s own sons and daughters had turned violently against their country.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Local officials called the incident the worst single diving accident in the history of the Maldives, a nation of 1,192 tiny coral islands scattered some 500 miles across the equator in the Indian Ocean.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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But the setting isn’t, say, a fairy tale village or a mermaid kingdom under the sea, to point at two Disney classics the film gives winking reference to.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
15 May 2026
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Absolute kingdoms of the '90s and early-2000s.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Within that diversity, the most conspicuous large-scale formations were always transnational empires.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Sabrina graduated from Harvard, and Tucker has expanded his bar empire.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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Previously, the British monarchy had operated under male-preference primogeniture, meaning that female siblings fell behind their male siblings in the line of succession, regardless of birth order.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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Back in London, father-in-law King Charles III, who is also undergoing cancer treatment, was carrying out one of the monarchy's grandest ceremonial duties on Wednesday, delivering a landmark speech for the formal opening of a new session of the British Parliament.—
Elena Giuliano,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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“Nation-state.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nation-state. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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