民みん族ぞく国こっ家か

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Meanings

noun

nation-state

A political entity where the state and the nation are congruent, often used in political science and history contexts. Compare with 国民国家 (こくみんこっか), which emphasizes the citizenry rather than ethnicity.

See also: 国民国家 (こくみんこっか)

19世せい紀きのヨーロッパでは

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In 19th-century Europe, many nation-states were established.

民みん族ぞく国こっ家かの概がい念ねんは、近きん代だいの国こく際さい関かん係けいを理り解かいする上うえで重じゅう要ようだ。

The concept of the nation-state is important for understanding modern international relations.

Kanji

民people, nation, subjects
族tribe, family
国country
家house, home, family

Related words

国こく民みん国こっ家か
国民国家 also means 'nation-state' but focuses on the citizenry (国民) as the basis of the state, whereas 民族国家 emphasizes a shared ethnic or cultural identity (民族). In many contexts they are interchangeable, but 民族国家 can carry stronger ethnic connotations.

Built from

民みん族ぞく+国こっ家か

Etymology

Compound of 民族 (みんぞく, 'ethnic group, people') and 国家 (こっか, 'state, nation'). The term is a modern calque from Western political concepts, likely entering Japanese during the Meiji period.