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Definition of Ministate
1. Noun. A very small country or self-governing region, especially one that lacks international recognition ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ministate
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ministate
Literary usage of Ministate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Middle East and North Africa: The Challenge to Western Security by Peter Duignan, Lewis H. Gann (1981)
"Qaddafi is trying to extend his sway over Malta, a neutral ministate that commands
a great naval base. He also is supposed to be financing efforts to create ..."
2. Terrorist Group Profiles (1993)
"Oppose the creation of a ministate on the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
• Emphasize an Arab nationalist approach in combating "reactionary, ..."
3. After the Surge: The Case for U.S. Military Disengagement from Iraq by Steven N. Simon (2007)
"... the supposed nationalist insurgents and the religiously oriented jihadis, this
momentum could conceivably lead to an al-Qaeda ministate in western Iraq. ..."
4. Missing the Lifeboat? by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1994)
"Zhirinovsky is a critic of Israel, and he favors imposing “limitations” on the
growing power of the ministate's lobbyists and promoters in Russia. ..."
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