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

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

Particularly in authoritarian or nondemocratic nation-states, journalists can be jailed or harassed for doing their job of reporting on abuses of power. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026

The modern Zionist political movement began in the late 19th century and gave political expression to our connection to the land of Israel in a modern world shaped by nation-states. — Elad Strohmayer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026