Example sentences for: nation-states

How can you use “nation-states” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • After the war, the Allies, following Wilsonian ideals of self-determination, straightened up Europe into tidy nation-states.

  • Over 60 nation-states are currently parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, including many European nations and Japan, although the United States has yet to approve this treaty.

  • Instead of facing a few very dangerous adversaries, the United States confronts a number of less visible challenges that surpass the boundaries of traditional nation-states and call for quick, imaginative, and agile responses.

  • After the victory, Count Afonso Henriques proclaimed himself the first king of Portugal, making it one of the first nation-states in Europe.

  • Foreign-policy experts worried that if Zairian rebels defeat government forces, this could lead to the disintegration of other Central African nation-states whose boundaries are the arbitrary products of the colonial era.


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