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rump state

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any politico-geographic entity (a state) that is the remnant of a previous, larger one that has been broken up.

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 偏安政權 /偏安政权 (piānānzhèngquàn) — state that is the remnant of a previous, larger one
  • Dutch: rompstaat — state that is the remnant of a previous, larger one
  • Finnish: tynkävaltio — state that is the remnant of a previous, larger one
  • French: État croupion — state that is the remnant of a previous, larger one
  • German: Rumpfstaat — state that is the remnant of a previous, larger one
  • Japanese: 残存国 (zansonkoku) — state that is the remnant of a previous, larger one
  • Polish: państwo okrojone — state that is the remnant of a previous, larger one
  • Spanish: estado residual — state that is the remnant of a previous, larger one
  • Spanish: estado remanente — state that is the remnant of a previous, larger one