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  1. nation-statenoun

    a political entity (a state) associated with a particular cultural entity (a nation)

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  1. nation-state

    A nation-state is a political unit where the state and nation are congruent. It is a more precise concept than "country", since a country does not need to have a predominant ethnic group.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of nation-state in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of nation-state in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of nation-state in a Sentence

  1. Scott McCutcheon:

    Regrettably, cyberattacks by nation-state-sponsored actors and transnational cybercriminals are becoming more common and are an inherent risk of conducting any type of business online.

  2. Benjamin Netanyahu:

    We engraved in the stone of law our language, our anthem, and our flag. We have enshrined the fact that Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish people, long live the State of Israel !

  3. Dave Palmer:

    If this really was intended as a 'nobody but us' back door and then subverted by a nation state, that's a tricky place for policymakers.

  4. Adam Schiff:

    Late last year, multiple news organizations reported that mobile phones used by U.S. diplomats in Uganda had been compromised by NASA's Pegasus tool, it is my belief that we are very likely looking at the tip of the iceberg and that other U.S. government personnel have had their devices compromised, whether by a nation state using NSA services or tools offered by one of its lesser known but equally potent competitors.

  5. James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology:

    Look at the stealth and sophistication of foreign nation state APTs who break through even the most sophisticated layers of security daily and tell me why they would just give our completely unprotected election systems a pass


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  • Olaoluwa Matthew
    Olaoluwa Matthew
    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. 
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