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Why is “nation state” weird? AFAIK a nation and a state are two different things?

• tptacek 3y ago
  People use "nation-state" to mean "sovereign country", when it is in fact a specific kind of entity: a coterminous political and cultural/ethnic territory. Colloquially, the word "nation" can mean something as simple as "country", but when you use the term "nation-state", you're going out of your way to invoke the technical definition. On the other hand, "carbon steel pans" is just what they're called. Can't dunk on me for my metallurgical naivete; gotta take it up with Lodge.
  • idlewords 3y ago
    I will, just as soon as I'm done with 'oven-baked'