Thesaurus results for MICROSTATE

microstate

noun

Definition of microstate

as in nation-state

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Recent Examples of microstate The fictional microstate Elgaland-Vargaland begins as an artistic game but evolves into a powerful lens on borders and identity. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026 No nation in the world — at least beyond a few microstates within a broader customs union — has no customs enforcement whatsoever. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026 Pope Leo on Saturday made a day trip to Monaco, a tax-free microstate on the French ⁠Riviera known as a haven for billionaires and their luxury yachts, and urged its residents to share their wealth and help those in need. — Reuters, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026 The incident drew outcry from the microstate’s tiny Jewish community, which only just got its first full-time rabbi, a Chabad emissary, in the last two years. — Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026 Mini, competing in slalom and giant slalom events, hails from San Marino, the second-smallest independent microstate in Italy, one covering only 25 square miles of the Apennine Mountains. — Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026 Swiatek will likely also pay an additional 4% tax in Poland, reducing her championship winnings by an additional $162,000. Sinner, originally from Italy, will pay no additional taxes because his primary residence is in the income tax-free microstate of Monaco. — Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025 According to the 2025 Knight Frank Wealth Report, a cool $1 million will get you just 205 square feet of space in this glittering microstate on the French Riviera. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2025 Surrounded by Italy on all sides, this microstate — the third smallest in Europe — has stubbornly clung to its independence over the centuries, even as revolutions and world wars swirled around it. — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024

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Noun

After they were replaced by oligarchs, along came nation-states and sovereign wealth funds.

— Simon Hughes, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
The question of Kashmir has shaped the trajectories of India and Pakistan since the end of British rule and their birth as nation-states in August 1947.

— Aqil Shah, Time, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of nation-state

Noun

In tiny San Marino, the American pope praises a republic built on freedom and mutual respect, calling it a ‘laboratory of good politics’ that defends human dignity.

— Giada Zampano, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026
The Dandolo family was present at the origins of Venice and played a presiding role as the republic’s early history took shape.

— Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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Noun

This story covers a range of topics, including mall redevelopment, mansion sales, unaffordable housing and city-state litigation.

— Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2026
Just as oil money transformed and modernized the Gulf into city-states of gleaming skyscrapers, centuries of wine money have polished this rural corner of Burgundy into an agri-luxury oasis.

— George Nelson for ArtNews, Robb Report, 9 July 2026

Definition of city-state

Noun

And since January, nearly 900 asylum claimants have been sent back to the US after being deemed ineligible under the Safe Third Country Agreement between the two nations, Cameron said.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
The gold mine collapse was the latest mining disaster in the mineral-rich Central African nation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of nation

Noun

Understand The Buyer’s Business Case A premium domain’s value usually depends on the buyer’s business case, not the seller’s personal attachment.

— Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Proprietary data, application layer, domain fine tuning, agent frameworks and rigorous evaluation harnesses outlast any base model advantage.

— Mark Minevich, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of domain

Noun

His meteoric rise ultimately puts him in the sights of Brazil’s Federal Police, culminating in a major operation that brings his empire crashing down, all before the age of 17.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Founded in 1960 in Rehoboth Beach, Grotto Pizza has since grown into an empire with 16 locations around the state.

— USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of empire

Noun

And that is our plan here in the commonwealth now with the strictest requirements in the entire country.

— Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Nine students, represented by their guardians, along with four nonprofit groups, have sued Massachusetts, saying the commonwealth had denied schoolchildren the right to an adequate education and to equal protection under the law.

— Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of commonwealth

Noun

His ministate is hierarchical, patriarchal and militaristic, a utilitarian utopia rather than a revolutionary experiment.

— New York Times, New York Times, 13 May 2021
Islamic State also tried to establish a ministate of its own in the Indonesian regency of Poso, on Sulawesi island, in 2015.

— Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, 7 June 2018

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