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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

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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

The Mali cases have their roots in 2012, when armed rebels and homegrown Islamic jihadists set up a ministate in Northern Mali around Timbuktu that lasted about a year.

From New York Times Apr. 4, 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

This is busy tourist country in the ministate of Jahor, but Mersing still retains much of the traditional fishing atmosphere with the tourist industry concentrating on the area around the beaches.

From Time Magazine Archive

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