nationhood
State of statehood
Nationhood is the state or condition of being a nation—having a distinct identity, territory, and often sovereignty.
The word emphasizes collective identity and self-determination: The country's struggle for nationhood lasted decades.
It can describe both the political fact of statehood and the cultural sense of shared belonging: a people yearning for nationhood.
Control over one's fate
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
- statehoodCondition of being sovereign
independence · jurisdiction · territory · constitution · recognition · diplomacy · treaty · borders
State of fitting in
- homelandOne's native land
- motherlandOne's native country
- fatherlandOne's native country
- citizenshipStatus as state member
patriotism · allegiance · compatriot · countryman · diaspora · expatriate · native · naturalization
Release from constraint
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
rebellion · resistance · struggle · breakaway · insurrection · anti-colonialism · sovereignty movement · separatism
Long-established customs passed down
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- religionSystem of spiritual belief
- artsCreative disciplines collectively
music · dance · festivals · literature · symbols · anthem · flag · customs
Unity among allies
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- unificationMerging into one entity
integration · collectivism · cooperation · brotherhood · sisterhood · fellowship · concord · togetherness
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- legacyWhat's passed down
- historyRecord of past events
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
monuments · artifacts · founding fathers · chronicles · mythology · folklore · commemoration · archives
self-determination
Control over one's fate
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
statehood · independence · jurisdiction · territory · constitution · recognition · diplomacy · treaty · borders · legitimacy
belonging
State of fitting in
- homelandOne's native land
- motherlandOne's native country
- fatherlandOne's native country
citizenship · patriotism · allegiance · compatriot · countryman · diaspora · expatriate · native · naturalization · passport
liberation
Release from constraint
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
uprising · rebellion · resistance · struggle · breakaway · insurrection · anti-colonialism · sovereignty movement · separatism · partition
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- religionSystem of spiritual belief
arts · music · dance · festivals · literature · symbols · anthem · flag · customs · ceremonies
solidarity
Unity among allies
unification · integration · collectivism · cooperation · brotherhood · sisterhood · fellowship · concord · togetherness · common cause
ancestry
Family line of descent
traditions · monuments · artifacts · founding fathers · chronicles · mythology · folklore · commemoration · archives · antiquities
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- independencefreedom, liberty, Independence Day, autonomy, sovereignty
- IsraelIsrael, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Hebrew
- sovereigntystatehood, state, state sovereignty, popular sovereignty, territorial sovereignty
- indigenous rightsnative sovereignty, indigenous sovereignty, traditional territories, aboriginal rights, land title
- bordersborder, boundary, border crossing, boundary line, boundary lines
nationhoodcolonialism
Domination through foreign settlement
subjugation · dependency · vassalage · occupation · imperialism
nationhoodstatelessness
Having no recognized citizenship
diaspora · fragmentation · balkanization · disintegration · disunity
nationhoodstatelessness
Having no recognized citizenship
anarchy · failed state · disintegration · lawlessness · chaos
nation, national, nationalism, international, nationality, multinational, nationalist, nationalize, internationally