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Free sign upThe phrase 'nation state' is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is most commonly used to refer to a sovereign state that is inhabited by a relatively homogeneous group and is governed by its own institutions. For example, "The nation state of Japan has a long and complex history."
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nation state
noun
Alternative spelling of nation-state
Exact(29)
The nation state had betrayed them.
Goodbye nation state.
America is a nation state.
Building a nation state is quite another.
The rise of the nation state?
They are the product of nation state weakness or nation state absence.
Similar(31)
The rise of nation states produced national ruling classes.
But nation states rule the roost.
Squirrels 623 – Nation states 1.
Q; What about other nation states?
Nation states, individuals, corporations, non-governmental orgs?
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