| nation-state definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | a country | 18 sets |
| 2 | a state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality. | 15 sets |
| 3 | an independent geopolitical unit of people having a common culture and identity | 10 sets |
| 4 | a state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality | 8 sets |
| 5 | a state having its own independent government | 7 sets |
| 6 | a sovereign state inhabited by a relatively homogeneous group of people who share a feeling of common nationality. | 6 sets |
| 7 | a country in which the territory of both the nation and the state coincide | 6 sets |
| 8 | the name of a territory when a nation and a state occupy the same territory | 6 sets |
| 9 | a state that is independent of other states | 5 sets |
| 10 | a country whose population possesses a substantial degree of cultural homogeneity and unity. | 4 sets |
| 11 | when a nation and a state occupy the same territory | 4 sets |
| 12 | a state whose population possesses a substantial degree of cultural homogeneity and unity (e.g., japan, portugal, venezuela, armenia, iceland, ...). | 4 sets |
| 13 | the form of political society that combines centralized government with a high degree of ethnic and cultural unity. | 4 sets |
| 14 | country | 3 sets |
| 15 | the form of political society that combines centralized government with a high degree of ethnic and cultural unity | 3 sets |
| 16 | an independent country dominated by a relatively homogeneous culture group | 3 sets |
| 17 | a territorial unit controlled by a single state and governed by a single government | 3 sets |
| 18 | a political unit with a defined territory, organized under a government and having the authority to make and enforce the law | 3 sets |
| 19 | an independent nation of people having a common culture and identity. | 3 sets |
| 20 | a sovereign state inhabited by a relatively homogeneous group of people who share a feeling of common nationality | 3 sets |
| 21 | a country with a strong central government and a single ruler and usually a common history and culture | 3 sets |
| 22 | a country whose population possesses a substantial degree of cultural homogeneity and unity | 3 sets |
| 23 | a state having its own independent government. | 3 sets |
| 24 | the modern nation or country as the typical unit of political organization in the world | 2 sets |
| 25 | a state with its own nation | 2 sets |
| 26 | state inhabited by a homogenous group of people who consider themselves to be a distinct nationality | 2 sets |
| 27 | a political unit with a defined territory, organized under a government and having the authority to make and enforce the law. | 2 sets |
| 28 | a country with a strong central government and a single ruler and usually a common history and culture. | 2 sets |
| 29 | an independent nation of people having a common culture and identity | 2 sets |
| 30 | a country in which the territory of both the nation and state coincide | 2 sets |
| 31 | a state with borders that are approximately the same as those of the nation that makes up the population of the state | 2 sets |
| 32 | a country whose poplulation possesses a substantial degree fo cultural homogenity and unity | 2 sets |
| 33 | area where a single nation and a state overlap, giving sovereignty to the nation. | 2 sets |
| 34 | when one group of people with sharing interests live in a location with defined boundaries, government, and sovereignty | 2 sets |
| 35 | a political state whose people also share the same language and culture | 2 sets |
| 36 | when citizens feel a passionate identity with their state (nationalism within its boundaries) | 2 sets |
| 37 | an independent geopolitical unit of people having a common culture and identity. | 2 sets |
| 38 | a politically organized area in which nation and state occupy the same space. | 2 sets |
| 39 | a country in which the territory of both the nation and the state coincide. | 2 sets |
| 40 | a group of people who occupy a definite territory and are united under one government | 2 sets |