Synonyms of nation-state

nation-state

noun

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

Related Words

• nation
• kingdom
• empire
• monarchy
• republic
• state
• settlement
• country
• commonwealth
• democracy
• sovereignty
• city-state
• domain
• sovereign
• ministate
• microstate
• dominion
• land
• dictatorship
• principality
• duchy
• realm
• colony
• sultanate
• oligarchy
• theocracy
• homeland
• province
• dependency
• mandate
• fatherland
• dukedom
• superpower
• soil
• emirate
• monocracy
• trust territory
• seigniory
• motherland
• condominium
• world power
• sea power
• great power
• power
• welfare state
• client state

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nation-state

The question of Kashmir has shaped the trajectories of India and Pakistan since the end of British rule and their birth as nation-states in August 1947. — Aqil Shah, Time, 17 Aug. 2026

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