ministate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ministate
Example Sentences
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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 Mali case has its roots in 2012, when armed rebels and homegrown Islamic jihadists allied with Al Qaeda established a breakaway ministate in the northern half of the country.
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2016
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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