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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEinheitsstaat
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈaɪ̯nhaɪ̯tʃtaːt
"Deutschland ist ein Einheitsstaat."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A form of government in which power is concentrated in a central authority, as opposed to a federal system.
"In a unitary state, local governments derive their authority from the central government." - 2
A political system where the central government is supreme and any administrative divisions exercise only powers that the central government chooses to delegate.
"Countries like France and Japan are examples of unitary states."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'unitary state' originates from the combination of 'unitary', derived from the Latin 'unitarius', meaning 'one', and 'state', from the Latin 'status', meaning 'condition' or 'position'. The concept evolved in political theory to describe a system of governance where a single central government holds the primary authority.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unitary-State" is said worldwide
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État unitaire
Transliteration: e.tat y.ni.tɛʁ
"La France est un exemple d'État unitaire."
Einheitsstaat
Transliteration: ˈaɪ̯nhaɪ̯tʃtaːt
"Deutschland ist ein Einheitsstaat."
Stato unitario
Transliteration: ˈstato uniˈtɑːrjo
"L'Italia è uno Stato unitario."
Estado unitario
Transliteration: esˈtaðo uniˈtaɾjo
"España es un Estado unitario."
Estado unitário
Transliteration: isˈtadʊ uˈnitaɾiu
"Portugal é um Estado unitário."
एकात्मक राज्य
Transliteration: ekātmak rājya
"भारत एक एकात्मक राज्य है।"
单一制国家
Transliteration: dān yī zhì guó jiā
"中国是一个单一制国家。"
단일 국가
Transliteration: danil gugga
"한국은 단일 국가입니다."
単一国家
Transliteration: tan'itsu kokka
"日本は単一国家です。"
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