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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-states
This coalition was established in 2001 around the China-Russia axis to create cohesion and coordination among broadly congenial nation-states.
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Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
In states of war and other political conflicts, nation-states and their hacktivist allies often target those on the opposing side.
—Carlos Morales, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
One is that corporations like Prodigy and Weyland-Yutani act like enormous nation-states, controlling vast swaths of territory and commanding armies.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
In states of war and other political conflicts, nation-states and their hacktivist allies often target those on the opposing side.
—Carlos Morales, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
One is that corporations like Prodigy and Weyland-Yutani act like enormous nation-states, controlling vast swaths of territory and commanding armies.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nation-states
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Last season’s winners Paris Saint-Germain had players from eight different nations in their starting line-up.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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What's Next The government faces steep socioeconomic and cultural headwinds that have frustrated other nations, and whether ending the two-child policy will make a significant difference on the trend remains uncertain.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Throughout the Bronze Age and medieval centuries, Armenian vineyards thrived under the rule of kingdoms and monasteries.—
Layne Randolph,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Campeau designed with the natural world in mind, differentiating the kingdoms of Maui, O’ahu, and Hawaii through key geographic features in each.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
26 Aug. 2025
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When completed, the delivery of the HIMARS to Manama will augment an already impressive array of multiple rocket launch systems in the military arsenals of the Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The efforts for a new ceasefire have the backing of major Arab Gulf monarchies, according to two officials who spoke anonymously due to the sensitivity of the discussions.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Aug. 2025
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Their empires cracked, their shadows receded, and their names faded into cautionary tales.—
John Hope Bryant,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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Writers and rulers across Europe and the Americas have looked back to Virgil’s epic as a model for their own founding myths, in the construction of new nations, new colonies, new empires.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Nation-states.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nation-states. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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