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nation-state

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Definition of nation-state

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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 Europe could revert to a collection of nation-states ruled by illiberal nationalist governments content to accommodate Civilizational America. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Terrorists, criminal organizations, hostile nation-states, and sophisticated cybercriminals can now move money across borders with unprecedented speed using cryptocurrency. — Mitchell Silber, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026 Louden points out, for example, that Swedish and Norwegian are highly mutually intelligible, but neither is considered a dialect of the other, or of a parent language, primarily because each is associated with a separate nation-state. — Eythana Miller, The Dial, 23 June 2026 The hypocrisy becomes even more obvious when examining other nation-states. — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for nation-state

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Tiani had pledged to improve security in the Sahel nation, a major uranium producer, but jihadist attacks have persisted.

— Reuters, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Rescue teams in Nepal have located 187 tourists after deadly landslides ripped through the Himalayan nation on Wednesday, local officials said Saturday, with around 3,000 people still missing on both sides of the Nepal-China border.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of nation

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In the 2010s, the kingdom and some of the other Arab Gulf states turned to China for armed drones since the United States refused to sell them any at the time.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
In July this year, Jamaica’s government said two of its three citizens deported to the tiny kingdom have formally declined offers to be repatriated to the Caribbean nation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

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Before that, the monarchy had promoted a more secular and westernized image of women.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Charles is positively viewed by around 62%, and around six in 10 Britons — or 57-60% — see the royal family and the institution of the monarchy in a favorable light.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

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