"ephemeral state" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ephemeral states [plural]
Etymology: From the Ephemeral States file, created 1933 and maintained by the Office of the Geographer of the United States Department of State. Head templates: {{en-noun}} ephemeral state (plural ephemeral states)
  1. (dated) Synonym of micronation. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Micronationalism Synonyms: micronation [synonym, synonym-of]

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