Staatsnation

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German

Etymology

Staat (state) +‎ -s- +‎ Nation (nation)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtaːt͡snaˌt͡si̯on/
  • Hyphenation: Staats‧na‧ti‧on

Noun

Staatsnation f (genitive Staatsnation, plural Staatsnationen)

  1. A nation with its own state.
  2. A nation defined by or as seen through political institutions, as opposed to other traits.
    • 2005, Wolfgang Bergem, Identitätsformationen in Deutschland, page 175:
      Ob nun ethnisch fundierte Kulturnation oder demokratisch begründete Staatsnation, wohl jede Nation ist zum Zwecke ihres Erhalts auf ein gesellschaftlich verankertes bestimmtes Mindestmaß an Gemeinschaftlichkeit und Zusammengehörigkeitsgefühl angewiesen.
      Whether it is an ethnically founded culture-nation or a democratically established state-nation, every nation depends for its preservation on a certain minimum socially embedded level of community and sense of belonging.

Declension