Nation-state: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)
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Encyclopedia: Nation-state
A nation-state is a specific form of state, which exists to provide a sovereign territory for a particular nation, and which derives its legitimacy from that function. The state is a political and geopolitical entity; the nation is a cultural and/or ethnic entity. The term "nation-state" implies that they geographically coincide, and this distinguishes the nation-state from the other types of state, which historically preceded it. If successfully implemented, this implies that the citizens share a common language, culture, and values — which was not the case in many historical states. A world of nation-states also implements the claim to self-determination and autonomy for every nation, a central theme of the ideology of nationalism. (For ambiguities in the usage of terms such as nation, international, state, and country, see Nation).
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How to say "Nation-state" in other languages:
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(Chinese) | 民族國家 |
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(Japanese) | 国民国家 |
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(German) | Nationalstaat |
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(Spanish) | Estado Nación |
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(French) | État-nation |
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Public is of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; opposed to private; as, the public treasury. Public also refers to the general body of mankind, or of a nation, state, or community; the people, indefinitely; as, the...
Founding myths are a subclass of the general category of mythical events. Nearly every nation-state has some kind of founding myth—be it a liberating war of independence, peaceful transition from colony to independent nation state or semi-divine original rulers. In all, the significance of the...
Territorial integrity is the principle under international law that nation-states should not attempt to promote secessionist movements or to promote border changes in other nation-states. Conversely it states that border changes that are imposed by force are acts of aggression. There is some...
politically. See also: board of directors, nationalism, nation-state decentralisation centralized system...
people. Some countries are nation states – for example, France or Israel. In these nation states one particular nation is dominant. Other states, such as the People's Republic of China, Spain or the... nation), in spite of some of them considering themselves as nation states. Sometimes, parts of states...
The Hokkaido Utari Association is an umbrella group of which most Hokkaido Ainu and some other Ainu are members, originally controlled by the government with the intention of speeding Ainu assimilation and integration into the Japanese nation state, but which now operates independently of the...
The Romanian Old Kingdom (in Romanian, Vechiul Regat) refers to first independent Romanian nation-state composed of the principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia achieved when, under the auspices of the Paris Treaty of 1856, the assemblies of both voted for Alexandru Ioan Cuza as their prince, thus...
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