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noun
A very small country or self-governing region, especially one that lacks international recognition
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology tree Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- Proto-Indo-European *steh2- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh2-tu-s ~ *sth2-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English ministate From mini- + state.
