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ministate

American  
[min-ee-steyt] / ˈmɪn iˌsteɪt /
Or mini-state

noun

  1. a small, independent nation.


Etymology

Origin of ministate

First recorded in 1965–70; mini- + state

Example Sentences

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Karen insurgents, who had once controlled a ministate within Myanmar, lost most of their territory.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2020

Yemen’s new government was weak and disorganized, and the Houthis had little trouble setting up their own ministate in Sa’dah.

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2018

Pakistan, which once allowed the Haqqanis to rule their own ministate in the border badlands, now claims to have driven them out.

From Washington Post • Jul. 18, 2017

The ministate of Frestonia, which at one point had its own theater, art gallery and film institute, endured for nearly a decade.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2017

Chairman Yasser Arafat told a meeting of his 42-member Central Committee in Damascus that the Palestinians are now prepared to accept as their initial goal the creation of a Palestinian ministate.

From Time Magazine Archive

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