Synonyms of nation-states

nation-states

noun

plural of nation-state

as in nations

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

• nations
• kingdoms
• monarchies
• empires
• republics
• states
• countries
• city-states
• democracies
• settlements
• microstates
• commonwealths
• dictatorships
• domains
• principalities
• sovereignties
• duchies
• lands
• sovereigns
• ministates
• sultanates
• dominions
• theocracies
• colonies
• provinces
• realms
• emirates
• oligarchies
• dukedoms
• homelands
• dependencies
• seigniories
• mandates
• trust territories
• superpowers
• soil
• monocracies
• client states
• powers
• great powers
• motherlands
• condominiums
• world powers
• fatherlands
• sea powers
• welfare states

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nation-states

After they were replaced by oligarchs, along came nation-states and sovereign wealth funds. — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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

In the world of Berle and Means, firms operated mostly within the boundaries of nation-states. — Mary Johnstone-Louis, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026

During that conflict, their ancestral homes were nation-states. — Ibrahim Al-Marashi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026

In the West, nation-states produced an astonishing expansion of equality, democracy and material security. — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026

The tradition endures even as most people quietly agree that art probably shouldn’t be co-opted by the agendas of nation-states. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026