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The Internet may well disempower the nation state, but at the same time, it also strengthens certain specific state functions - like surveillance. As a political entity, it doesn't empower the nation sate. It creates the availability of much more data than the digestive system of the nation state could possibly assimilate.
John Perry Barlow

Meaning of "nation state" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NATION STATE

nation state  [ˌneɪʃənˈsteɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NATION STATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nation state is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NATION STATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

nation state

Nation state

A nation state is a geographical area that can be identified as deriving its political legitimacy from serving as a sovereign nation. A state is a political and geopolitical entity, while a nation is a cultural and ethnic one. The term "nation state" implies that the two coincide, but "nation state" formation can take place at different times in different parts of the world, and has become the dominant form of world organization. The concept of a nation state can be compared and contrasted with that of the multinational state, city state, empire, confederation, and other state formations with which it may overlap. The key distinction is the identification of a people with a polity in the "nation state."...

Definition of nation state in the English dictionary

The definition of nation state in the dictionary is an independent state inhabited by all the people of one nation and one nation only.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NATION STATE


antistate
ˌæntɪˈsteɪt
constate
kənˈsteɪt
counterstate
ˌkaʊntəˈsteɪt
estate
ɪˈsteɪt
instate
ɪnˈsteɪt
interstate
ˈɪntəˌsteɪt
intrastate
ˌɪntrəˈsteɪt
misstate
ˌmɪsˈsteɪt
out-of-state
ˈaʊtəvˌsteɪt
outstate
ˌaʊtˈsteɪt
overstate
ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt
prostate
ˈprɒsteɪt
reinstate
ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt
restate
riːˈsteɪt
state
steɪt
testate
ˈtɛsteɪt
tristate
ˈtraɪˌsteɪt
understate
ˌʌndəˈsteɪt
unstate
ʌnˈsteɪt
upstate
ˈʌpˈsteɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NATION STATE

nathemore
nathless
natiform
nation
Nation of Islam
nation-building
nation-state
national
national accounting
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
national agreement
national anthem
National Assembly
national assistance
national bank
National Bureau of Standards
National Coal Board
national code
National Convention
national costume

WORDS THAT END LIKE NATION STATE

chief of state
city-state
critical state
crown estate
facilitate
ground state
head of state
housing estate
industrial estate
lie in state
minister of state
nation-state
police state
real estate
rogue state
secretary of state
solid-state
steady state
trading estate
tri-state
welfare state

Synonyms and antonyms of nation state in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nation state» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NATION STATE

Find out the translation of nation state to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nation state from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nation state» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

民族国家
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estado-nación
570 millions of speakers

English

nation state
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राष्ट्र राज्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدولة القومية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

национальное государство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estado-nação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জাতি রাষ্ট্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

État-nation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Negara bangsa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nationalstaat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

国民国家
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

민족 국가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Negara bangsa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhà nước quốc gia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேசிய அரசு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राष्ट्र राज्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ulus devlet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stato-nazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

państwo narodowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

національна держава
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stat-națiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έθνος-κράτος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nationalstat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nasjonalstat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nation state

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NATION STATE»

The term «nation state» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.964 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NATION STATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nation state

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3 QUOTES WITH «NATION STATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nation state.
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John Perry Barlow
The Internet may well disempower the nation state, but at the same time, it also strengthens certain specific state functions - like surveillance. As a political entity, it doesn't empower the nation sate. It creates the availability of much more data than the digestive system of the nation state could possibly assimilate.
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Ulrich Beck
Nonetheless, we continue to be obsessed with finding or inventing a European nation which, as in the nation state, guarantees homogeneity and thus an appropriate form of democracy and centralized government.
3
Roberto Unger
One of the striking features of the form of globalisation that has now been established is that it is based on the premise that goods and even capital should be free to roam but labour must remain imprisoned within the nation state.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NATION STATE»

Discover the use of nation state in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nation state and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The End of the Nation State: The Rise of Regional Economies
Arguing that nation states are forfeiting their role in the global economy, the author contends that other forces have usurped economic power--capital, corporations, customers, communications, and currencies--and that natural economic zones ...
Kenʼichi Ōmae, 1995
2
Who Sings the Nation-State?: Language, Politics, Belonging
In a world of migration and shifting allegiances­ caused by cultural, economic, military, and climatic change, the nation-state, as Judith Butler and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak argue, has become a more provisional place—and its ...
Judith Butler, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, 2011
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The French Imperial Nation-State: Negritude and Colonial ...
The French Imperial Nation-State focuses on two intersecting movements that redefined imperial politics—colonial humanism led by administrative reformers in West Africa and the Paris-based Negritude project, comprising African and ...
Gary Wilder, 2005
4
The European Rescue of the Nation-state
Combining political with economic analysis, and based on extensive primary research in several countries, this book offers a challenging interpretation of the history of the western European state and European integration.
Alan S. Milward, 2000
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Constructing the Nation-state: International Organization ...
This book analyzes the nation-state as part of a global political-cultural system.
Connie L. McNeely, 1995
6
Globalization and the Nation State: 2nd Edition
This impressively comprehensive book examines the connections and conflicts that exist between global and national processes, institutions and cultures.Debating and explaining controversial and contested understandings of globalization, the ...
Robert J. Holton, 2011
7
A Nation-state by Construction: Dynamics of Modern Chinese ...
"In this major work, Zhao examines the concept of nationalism in the context of modern Chinese history, exhibiting a total command of a huge body of literature by both Chinese and Western scholars.
Suisheng Zhao, 2004
8
The Fate of the Nation-state
Are Nation-states obsolete? Are multination states viable? Can we really create powerful supranational institutions? These are the questions that celebrated authors and specialists attempt to answer in this important collection of articles.
Michel Seymour, 2004
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Genocide in the Age of the Nation State: Volume 2: The Rise ...
Considering the phenomenon within the broad context of world historical developments, this study of genocide looks at the rise of the practice in the west, in both its modern and early modern domestic and colonial settings.
Mark Levene, 2005
10
The End of the Nation-state
The first English translation of the 1993 French publication speculating on the future demise of the nation-state.
Jean-Marie Guéhenno, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NATION STATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nation state is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Anyone who doesn't sing Hatikva won't be a judge in Israel'
"In my view, a judge who is unwilling to sing Hatikva cannot be a judge in the State of Israel, which is the nation state of the Jewish people," ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
2
O'Malley connects climate change and security, Republicans think …
One of the things that preceded the failure of the nation state of Syria and the rise of ISIS was the effect of climate change and the mega-drought that affected that ... «Grist, Jul 15»
3
Neo-Nazi codes banned from number plates
These include 88, which stands for Heil Hitler, 1919, the code for the SS, as well as 74, the code for a pan-Germanic single nation state. All are ... «The Local Austria, Jul 15»
4
Greece and the birth of fiscal colonialism
Yet, as the nation state ultimately replaced the city state, free-flowing capital remained difficult to domesticate. This underpins the left's ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
5
To hold a second referendum on EU membership would be ridiculous
The latter is said to require membership of a European community which overrides the nation state. It follows that the result of the referendum to ... «Conservative Home, Jul 15»
6
Negotiating with Boko Haram
What must be stressed however is that such negotiations must never compromise the freedom of citizens or the secularity of the Nation State. «TheCable, Jul 15»
7
'Mr. Robot' Rewind: A security geek analyzes the popular new TV …
Furthermore, many of the “threat actors” the show represents, like Fsociety and “nation state hackers,” have direct correlations to real hacktivist ... «GeekWire, Jul 15»
8
GOP senators urge Obama to blame China
“If they can get away scot-free and not even be named as the perpetrator of the cyber hack, then what is there [stopping] a nation state, ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
9
Graham Allison's Yellow Submarine And American Blue Meanies
The DPRK is simply a crime family, masquerading as a nation state. Conciliation means nothing to them except a posture to take advantage of. «Daily Caller, Jul 15»
10
Jeep Software Flaw Gives Hackers Total Control
What if the resources of a nation state security service had been directed at the same task? “The Chinese have apparently gone to great ... «Sci-Tech Today, Jul 15»

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