ministate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ministate
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 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
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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