NATION-STATE


Meaning of NATION-STATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnā-shən-ˈstāt, -ˌstāt ]

noun

Date: 1918

: a form of political organization under which a relatively homogeneous people inhabits a sovereign state ; especially : a state containing one as opposed to several nationalities

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.