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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesestado-nación
Pronunciation / Transliteration: es-ta-do na-cion
"El estado-nación es la unidad política predominante en la actualidad."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent.
"The 19th century witnessed the rise of the modern European nation-state, reshaping the continent's political landscape." - 2
A form of political organization where a distinct cultural nation occupies and governs a specific territorial state.
"Scholars continue to debate the future and sovereignty of the nation-state in an era of globalization."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'nation', originating from Latin 'natio' meaning birth or race, and 'state', derived from Latin 'status' meaning condition or standing. Emerging strongly in the 19th century alongside European romantic nationalism, it describes a sovereign political unit congruent with a distinct cultural or ethnic nation.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Nation-state"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Nation-state" is said worldwide
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État-nation
Transliteration: e-tat na-sion
"L'idée de l'État-nation s'est développée au XIXe siècle."
Nationalstaat
Transliteration: na-tsional-staat
"Der moderne Nationalstaat prägt die europäische Geschichte."
stato-nazione
Transliteration: sta-to na-zio-ne
"Il concetto di stato-nazione ha radici storiche profonde."
estado-nación
Transliteration: es-ta-do na-cion
"El estado-nación es la unidad política predominante en la actualidad."
estado-nação
Transliteration: es-ta-do na-são
"A formação do estado-nação ocorreu através de intensos conflitos."
राष्ट्र-राज्य
Transliteration: rashtra-rajya
"आधुनिक युग में राष्ट्र-राज्य एक महत्वपूर्ण राजनीतिक इकाई है।"
民族国家
Transliteration: mínzú guójiā
"民族国家是现代国际关系的核心。"
민족국가
Transliteration: minjok-gukga
"근대 이후 많은 국가들이 민족국가로 발전했습니다."
国民国家
Transliteration: kokumin kokka
"国民国家の形成は近代史において重要なテーマである。"
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