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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)
- A nation with its own state.
- 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
Declension of Staatsnation