Nationalstaat

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German

Etymology

national (“national”) +‎ Staat (“state”), coined in 1842 by the Württemberg liberal politician Paul Pfizer, popularised after the 1848 revolutions.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nat͡si̯oˈnaːlˌʃtaːt/
  • Hyphenation: Na‧ti‧o‧nal‧staat
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Noun

Nationalstaat m (mixed, genitive Nationalstaates or Nationalstaats, plural Nationalstaaten)

  1. nation-state

Declension

Declension of Nationalstaat
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Nationalstaat die Nationalstaaten
genitive eines des Nationalstaates, Nationalstaats der Nationalstaaten
dative einem dem Nationalstaat, Nationalstaate1 den Nationalstaaten
accusative einen den Nationalstaat die Nationalstaaten

1Now rare, see notes.

References

  • Dieter Langewiescher (2000) Nation, Nationalismus, Nationalstaat in Deutschland und Europa (in German), C.H. Beck, →ISBN, page 83
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