"superstate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: superstates [plural]
Etymology: super- + state Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|state}} super- + state Head templates: {{en-noun}} superstate (plural superstates)
  1. A state formed by the union of multiple lesser states. Translations (union of lesser states): supervaltio (Finnish), super-État [masculine] (French), Oberstaat [masculine] (German), Überstaat (tendentially pejorative) [masculine] (German), Gesamtstaat [masculine] (German), अधिराज्य (adhirājya) [masculine] (Hindi), os-stàit [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic)

Inflected forms

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