nationhood
noun
na·tion·hood
ˈnā-shən-ˌhu̇d 
Examples of nationhood in a Sentence
the early days of U.S. nationhood
The colonists showed a strong desire for nationhood.
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Beyond that, the artists of the Baghdad Group–and the country at large–was dealing with abrupt and dramatic transitions from rule by the Ottomans, then the British, and then nationhood, with heavy British influence.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
So too did Muslim political leaders, such as the Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II, the Palestinian Haj Amin al-Husseini, King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini of Iran, all of whom grounded their political projects in the idea of Muslim nationhood.
—Anver M. Emon, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2017
The United States has had designs on Canada for centuries, stretching back to the earliest days of American nationhood.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Two bodies of water — the Persian Gulf in the south and the Caspian Sea to the north — are deeply intertwined in the Iranian psyche as symbols of nationhood.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 11 May 2025
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
So too did Muslim political leaders, such as the Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II, the Palestinian Haj Amin al-Husseini, King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini of Iran, all of whom grounded their political projects in the idea of Muslim nationhood.
—Anver M. Emon, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2017
The United States has had designs on Canada for centuries, stretching back to the earliest days of American nationhood.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Two bodies of water — the Persian Gulf in the south and the Caspian Sea to the north — are deeply intertwined in the Iranian psyche as symbols of nationhood.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 11 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for nationhood
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“Nationhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nationhood. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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