“Kurds are a state without a nation.”
Usage Entry 1175 / 1350 60-second read
Nation vs. State
A people with shared identity versus a political entity with borders.
The comparisoni
“Kurds are a nation without a state — a people without their own political entity.”
The ruleii
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NATION = people. STATE = political.
NATION is a group of people sharing identity — language, history, culture. STATE is a political-legal entity with defined borders and government. A "nation-state" combines both, but nations can exist without states (Kurds, Basques) and states without unified nations.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Nation = shared identity. State = sovereign borders.