"mini-nation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mini-nations [plural]
Etymology: From mini- + nation. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mini-|nation}} mini- + nation Head templates: {{en-noun}} mini-nation (plural mini-nations)
  1. (informal) A micronation. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Micronationalism
    Sense id: en-mini-nation-en-noun-~2l7d3ua Disambiguation of Micronationalism: 48 15 37
  2. (informal, uncommon) A microstate; a country that has a very small population or land area. Tags: informal, uncommon
    Sense id: en-mini-nation-en-noun-0Hl-pfa4
  3. (uncommon) Short for independent mini-nation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncommon Alternative form of: independent mini-nation
    Sense id: en-mini-nation-en-noun-MARAqr9A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with mini-, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 95 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 12 83 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mini-: 11 28 61 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 2 7 92

Inflected forms

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