"sovereign state" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sovereign states [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sovereign state (plural sovereign states)
  1. A state (country) which has sovereignty over a defined geographic area, is independent of any other country, and has its own government. Wikipedia link: sovereign state Categories (topical): Diplomacy, Government Synonyms: country Translations (completely independent state): estat sobirà [masculine] (Catalan), 主權國 (Chinese Mandarin), 主权国 (zhǔquánguó) (Chinese Mandarin), 主權國家 (Chinese Mandarin), 主权国家 (zhǔquán guójiā) (Chinese Mandarin), itsenäinen valtio (Finnish), État souverain [masculine] (French), სუვერენული სახელმწიფო (suverenuli saxelmc̣ipo) (Georgian), დამოუკიდებელი სახელმწიფო (damouḳidebeli saxelmc̣ipo) (Georgian), სუვერენული ქვეყანა (suverenuli kveq̇ana) (Georgian), დამოუკიდებელი ქვეყანა (damouḳidebeli kveq̇ana) (Georgian), souveräner Staat [masculine] (German), stato sovrano [masculine] (Italian), iehčanas riika (Northern Sami), państwo suwerenne [neuter] (Polish), estado soberano [masculine] (Portuguese), stat suveran [neuter] (Romanian), estado soberano [masculine] (Spanish), suverän stat [common-gender] (Swedish), higpunong banwa (Tagalog), quốc gia có chủ quyền (Vietnamese), quốc gia độc lập (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-sovereign_state-en-noun-8~9EWesM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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