nation-state

Definition

  • noun: a form of political organization in which a group of people who share the same history, traditions, or language live in a particular area under one government
  • noun: a form of political organization under which a relatively homogeneous people inhabits a sovereign state

Movie quotes

  • (..) the international system is in a period of change like we haven't seen for several hundred years. In some parts of the world the nation-state on which the existing international system was based is either giving up its traditional aspects, like in Europe or as in the Middle East. (..)
    2009 Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup