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ministate

American  
[min-ee-stayt] / 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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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

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 threat of such a consolidated Serb ministate reaching into Croatia could then set off a counterattack by the Croatian army.

From Time Magazine Archive

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