รัฐชาติ
rát châat
Meanings
1NounB2
nation-state (concept)
a sovereign state whose political boundaries largely coincide with a distinct nation or people sharing common identity
Examples
หลายคนlăai konหลายคนlăai konmany/several peopleมองว่าmong wâaมองว่าmong wâa1[to] think/consider (that ...)2[to] regard/see [sb]/[sth] as ...ญี่ปุ่นyìi-bpùnญี่ปุ่นyìi-bpùn1Japan (country)2Japanese (language)3Japanese (person/people)4Japanese; of Japanเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsรัฐชาติrát châatรัฐชาติrát châat1modern nation-state2nation-state (concept)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingประชากรbprà-chaa-gɔɔnประชากรbprà-chaa-gɔɔn1population (people in an area)2population (biology)3population (statistics/subject)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoภาษาpaa-săaภาษาpaa-săa1language; tongue2register; jargon; specialized languageและláeและláeand (coordinating)วัฒนธรรมร่วมwát-tá-ná-tam rûuamวัฒนธรรมร่วมwát-tá-ná-tam rûuamshared/common cultureกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)ค่อนข้างkôn kâangค่อนข้างkôn kâang1rather; quite (often with negatives)2rather; quite; fairlyชัดเจนchát-jenชัดเจนchát-jen1clear; distinct; obvious2explicit; definite; unambiguous; unequivocal
Many people see Japan as a nation-state because its population shares a fairly clear common language and culture.
2NounC1
modern nation-state
a centralized political entity with defined territory, government, and citizenship, typically arising from modern state formation
Examples
เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)เกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2born (indicating birthplace/time)3to happen; occur; arise4if (เกิด…); too; overly (เกิด…ไป)การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterรวมศูนย์อำนาจruuam sŏon am-nâatรวมศูนย์อำนาจruuam sŏon am-nâat[to] centralize powerและláeและláeand (coordinating)กำหนดgam-nòtกำหนดgam-nòt1[to] set; fix; determine2[to] schedule; assign3specification; stipulation4deadline; due dateพรมแดนถาวรprom daen tăa-wonพรมแดนถาวรprom daen tăa-wonpermanent borderประเทศbprà-tâetประเทศbprà-tâetcountry; nation; stateหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerพัฒนาpát-tá-naaพัฒนาpát-tá-naa1[to] develop; improve2[to] develop [sb/sth] (skills; capacity)3development (process)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsรัฐชาติrát châatรัฐชาติrát châat1modern nation-state2nation-state (concept)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรัฐบาลกลางrát-tà-baan glaangรัฐบาลกลางrát-tà-baan glaang1central government (national-level)2federal government (in federations)จัดการjàt gaanจัดการjàt gaan1[to] manage; handle; deal with2[to] arrange; organize3[to] take care of; fix (informal)กิจการgìt-jà-gaanกิจการgìt-jà-gaan1business; enterprise2affairs; operationsทั้งหมดtáng mòtทั้งหมดtáng mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everything
When power is centralized and permanent borders are established, a country develops into a nation-state with a central government managing all affairs.
Word Breakdown
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ชาติchâatชาติchâat1nation; country2nationality3life; lifetime (Buddhism)4birth; lineage (lit.)Part 2
รัฐชาติrát châatรัฐชาติrát châatnation-state (concept)