Israel's nation-state law served as a rallying point for those who believed the country could not simultaneously be democratic and a Jewish state.
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Nation-state
Synonyms for "nation-state" (10 found)
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Noun(2 words)
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Adjective(1 words)
modern state
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8 entriescultural characteristicforeign policy stanceidentity traitnational policypolitical constructpolitical entitypolitical unitstate
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11 entriescity-statefederal nation-stateisolationist policynation-state bordersnation-state cuisinenation-state folklorenation-state governancenation-state language policynation-state policyone-nation policyprotectionist policy
Collocations
8 entriesnation-state bordersnation-state boundariesnation-state formationnation-state identitynation-state levelnation-state policynation-state sovereigntynation-state system
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Israel is the Nation-State of the Jewish people.
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Two years on, and while the Sultan of Slowjamastan has instigated more than a few bizarre laws (he’s outlawed the wearing of Crocs, for example), the Republic also has all the trappings of a fledgling nation-state. It issues its own passports, flies its own flag, prints its own currency (“the duble”), and has a national anthem that’s played on state occasions.
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