What does "nation state" mean?

Alternative spelling of nation-state.

Nation state

Q: What is a synonym for "nation state"?

Common synonyms include: country, nation-centric, national, national state, nationalistic, political entity.

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Noun

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Alternative spelling of nation-state. alt-of, alternative
"It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]:[…]; […] or perhaps to muse on the irrelevance of the borders that separate nation states and keep people from understanding their shared environment."

Synonyms

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country nation-centric national national state nationalistic political entity

Antonyms

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local-focused multinational state nonsovereign regional

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"It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]:[…]; […] or perhaps to muse on the irrelevance of the borders that separate nation states and keep people from understanding their shared environment."

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