nation state
noun /ˌneɪʃn ˈsteɪt/
/ˌneɪʃn ˈsteɪt/
- a group of people with the same culture, language, etc. who have formed an independent country
民族国家;单一民族的独立国家 - They created a modern nation state.
他们创建了一个单一民族的现代国家。 - After the collapse of the Soviet Union, many new nation states were created.
苏联解体后,许多新的民族国家建立起来了。
- They created a modern nation state.