as in nation
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-state
Anyone interested in nation-states, global geopolitical efforts, and other such weighty matters ought to be joining the rousing discourse on AI sovereignty.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
The international concert of nation-states—a tenuous and shifting equilibrium achieved in the last few centuries—has held in part because of the inherent equality of the players.
—Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
For years, Russian President Vladimir Putin had harassed and assaulted the independent nation-state of Ukraine.
—Lloyd J. Austin Iii, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
Jacob saw his situation at Marburg as akin to the slights that the German people—lacking the political and economic advantages that came with being part of a nation-state—suffered on the European stage.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
The international concert of nation-states—a tenuous and shifting equilibrium achieved in the last few centuries—has held in part because of the inherent equality of the players.
—Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
For years, Russian President Vladimir Putin had harassed and assaulted the independent nation-state of Ukraine.
—Lloyd J. Austin Iii, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
Jacob saw his situation at Marburg as akin to the slights that the German people—lacking the political and economic advantages that came with being part of a nation-state—suffered on the European stage.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nation-state
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The diesel-engine workhorse was designed for flat-pack transportation to developing nations and relatively quick assembly on site before getting to work.Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2024
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The United States, Turkey, the United Nations and several other Western nations continue to designate HTS as a terrorist organization, and the US has placed a $10 million bounty on Jolani.Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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With the kingdom heavily reliant on migrant labor to build its World Cup infrastructure, international rights organizations are warning that the lessons from Qatar's 2022 World Cup have not been learned.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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All seems well as Helm convenes a meeting of Rohan’s great houses meant to map out a plan for the kingdom’s future.Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
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Barring a successful appeal, the decision ensures Murdoch's media empire will be left equally to his four oldest children, who are not all ideologically aligned with the conservative views of Rupert and Lachlan.Sara Fischer, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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For the Romans, who added Egypt to the empire after Cleopatra’s suicide, the queen was the exotic seducer of both Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony.Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 Dec. 2024
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After 11 years of republican rule, the restoration of the monarchy meant more than just the public display of Oliver Cromwell’s exhumed and severed head outside of Westminster.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2024
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Whether that was the society of her village or the monarchy, or the post-revolution, post-1952, Egypt.Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Nation-state.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nation-state. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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