Phrase guide

sovereign state

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A state (country) which has sovereignty over a defined geographic area, is independent of any other country, and has its own government.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: country, sovereign country, sovereign state

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ինքնիշխան պետություն (inkʻnišxan petutʻyun) — completely independent state
  • Azerbaijani: suveren dövlət — completely independent state
  • Belarusian: суверэнная дзяржава (suvjerennaja dzjaržava) — completely independent state
  • Bulgarian: суверенна държава (suverenna dǎržava) — completely independent state
  • Catalan: estat sobirà — completely independent state
  • Chinese Mandarin: 主權國 /主权国 (zhǔquánguó) — completely independent state
  • Chinese Mandarin: 主權國家 /主权国家 (zhǔquán guójiā) — completely independent state
  • Czech: suverénní stát — completely independent state
  • Esperanto: suverena ŝtato — completely independent state
  • Finnish: itsenäinen valtio — completely independent state
  • French: État souverain — completely independent state
  • Galician: estado soberano — completely independent state
  • Georgian: სუვერენული სახელმწიფო (suverenuli saxelmc̣ipo) — completely independent state
  • Georgian: დამოუკიდებელი სახელმწიფო (damouḳidebeli saxelmc̣ipo) — completely independent state
  • Georgian: სუვერენული ქვეყანა (suverenuli kveq̇ana) — completely independent state
  • Georgian: დამოუკიდებელი ქვეყანა (damouḳidebeli kveq̇ana) — completely independent state
  • German: souveräner Staat — completely independent state
  • Hindi: संप्रभु राज्य (samprabhu rājya) — completely independent state
  • Indonesian: negara berdaulat — completely independent state
  • Italian: stato sovrano — completely independent state
  • Macedonian: суверена држава (suverena država) — completely independent state
  • Malay: negara berdaulat — completely independent state
  • Polish: państwo suwerenne — completely independent state
  • Polish: państwo niepodległe — completely independent state
  • Portuguese: estado soberano — completely independent state
  • Romanian: stat suveran — completely independent state
  • Russian: суверенное государство (suverennoje gosudarstvo) — completely independent state
  • Northern Sami: iehčanas riika — completely independent state
  • Spanish: estado soberano — completely independent state
  • Swedish: suverän stat — completely independent state
  • Tagalog: higpunong banwa — completely independent state
  • Tajik: давлати соҳибихтиёр (davlat-i sohibixtiyor) — completely independent state
  • Turkish: egemen devlet — completely independent state
  • Ukrainian: суверенна держава (suverenna deržava) — completely independent state
  • Vietnamese: quốc gia có chủ quyền — completely independent state
  • Vietnamese: quốc gia độc lập — completely independent state