statelet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of statelet
First recorded in 1850–55; state ( def. ) + -let ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The candidate of the dismissed president of the Bosnian Serb statelet Milorad Dodik's party has won a snap vote to replace him, official preliminary results showed late Sunday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 23, 2025
You would become a citizen of the franchised cyber statelet of your choice.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024
Jeffrey Donaldson, who resigned as leader of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party on Friday, has spent his career defending the political union between Britain and the six-county statelet where he was born 61 years ago.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
More than half the population of the breakaway statelet has fled since Azerbaijan launched an offensive last week.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2023
Croatian forces achieved their military goals in just three days, ousting the rebel Serbs’ unrecognized statelet, the Republic of Serbian Krajina.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
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