nation-statenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌneɪ.ʃənˈsteɪt/us/ˌneɪ.ʃənˈsteɪt/an independent country, especially when thought of as consisting of a single large group of people all sharing the same language, traditions, and history
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Countries, nationalities & continents: country & nation
- Afro
- countrywide
- homegrown
- homeland
- internation
- land
- mother country
- motherland
- national
- nationwide
- offshore
- rogue state
- soil
- South Sudan
- state
- state-controlled
- statehood
- stateless
- subject
- superpower
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