nation-state
nation-state noun: a political entity (a state) associated with a common national identity (historically, culturally, or ethnically; as with a nation) and a sovereign territorial unit.
Noun
nation-state (plural nation-states)
- A political entity (a state) associated with a common national identity (historically, culturally, or ethnically; as with a nation) and a sovereign territorial unit.
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- Any independent political state; a country.
nation-state meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
nation-state in Hindi
- polity
- राष्ट्र-राज्य rāṣṭra-rājya
nation-state in Tamil
- polity
- தேசிய அரசு tēciya aracu
nation-state in Urdu
- polity
- قومی ریاست qaumi riyāsat
nation-state in Bengali
- polity
- জাতিরাষ্ট্র jatiraśṭro
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- nation-state in Punjabi
- ਕੌਮੀ ਰਾਜ kaumī rāj
- nation-state in Arabic
- دَوْلَة قَوْمِيَّة
- nation-state in Malay
- negara bangsa
- nation-state in Indonesian
- negara-bangsa
- nation-state in Persian
- دولت ملی dowlat melli
- nation-state in Thai
- รัฐชาติ rát-châat
- nation-state in Vietnamese
- quốc gia dân tộc
Forms of nation-state
| plural | nation-states |
|---|---|
| alternative form | nation state |
Origin of nation-state
Compound of nation + state. Coined c. 1890s under the influence of European languages; compare German Nationalstaat (from 1840s), Italian Stato-nazione (from 1860s).
Words formed from nation-state
Questions about nation-state
- What does nation-state mean?
- Nation-state means a political entity (a state) associated with a common national identity (historically, culturally, or ethnically; as with a nation) and a sovereign territorial unit.
- What is nation-state in Hindi?
- Nation-state in Hindi is राष्ट्र-राज्य (rāṣṭra-rājya). See Nation-state meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is nation-state?
- Nation-state is a noun.
- What is the plural of nation-state?
- The plural of nation-state is nation-states.
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