nation state

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Noun[edit]

nation state (plural nation states)

  1. Alternative spelling of nation-state
    • 2018, Momus (lyrics and music), “Rootless Cosmopolitans”, in Pantaloon:
      But times have changed, and mother / Standing at the garden gate / Calls us home for dinner / With the nation state