nation state
noun/ˌneɪʃn ˈsteɪt/
/ˌneɪʃn ˈsteɪt/
- a group of people with the same culture, language, etc. who have formed an independent country
- They created a modern nation state.
- After the collapse of the Soviet Union, many new nation states were created.
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