Thesaurus results for 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

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Recent Examples of nation-states Borderless identity also introduces geopolitical complexity where nation-states increasingly assert digital sovereignty. —

Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 1 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 That act, of amending Jefferson’s original draft, edit upon edit, has been the story not only of new nation-states declaring their independence but also of people within nation-states. —

Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 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 While these capabilities are intended to help companies detect and fix flaws, they could also be weaponized by hackers, including nation-states, to find and exploit vulnerabilities. —

Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026

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As part of our Language of Soccer World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to supporters of all 48 nations competing at the 2026 edition to capture their unique football culture, distilled into a single phrase.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 10 June 2026
That’s 60 percent from the Kansas City area, 40 percent from outside the region, and 15 percent of those from other nations.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026