state inhabited by a homogenous group of people who consider themselves to be a distinct nationality
For the online game, see
Jennifer Government: NationStates. Traditionally, 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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A form of
state in which those who exercise power claim
legitimacy for their rule partly or solely on the grounds that their power is exercised for the promotion of the distinctive interests, values and cultural heritage of a particular
nation whose members ideally would constitute all, or most of, its subject population and all of whom would dwell within the borders. [See also:
nation,
state]
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