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nation-state
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na·tion-state (nshn-stt)
n.
A political unit consisting of an autonomous state inhabited predominantly by a people sharing a common culture, history, and language.
nation-state
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an independent state inhabited by all the people of one nation and one nation only
Translations
nation-state [ˈneɪʃənˈsteɪt] N → estado-nación m
nation-state [ˈneɪʃənsteɪt] n → stato-nazione m
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