Thesaurus results for MICROSTATE

microstate

noun

Definition of microstate

as in nation-state

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Recent Examples of microstate 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 See All Example Sentences for microstate

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Noun

Camilla Townsend, Fifth Sun The period of the pre-modern, pre-nation-state world didn’t just happen in Europe of course.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Additionally, the group’s cyber defenses are likely no match against nation-state intelligence hackers.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of nation-state

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His historical record of the Peloponnesian War described how Athens’ rapid rise in power alarmed Sparta and made war between the two city-states inevitable.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Debating literary currency The scheme has sparked debate in the affluent city-state over whether cash can truly cultivate a lifelong love for books.

— Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of city-state

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Gone are the four nations, corresponding to the elements, who coexisted in harmony that was disrupted and then, episode by episode, restored.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Like many issues in public health, cost and red tape within the health care system are factors in our nation’s lack of progress.

— Philip A. Chan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of nation

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His broadcasting, advertising, and audiobook work means there is a wealth of professional material in the public domain featuring his words.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Pocket Books and Penguin Books therefore specialized in classics that were in the public domain and in reprinting commercial and genre fiction, primarily mysteries, science fiction, and Westerns.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of domain

Noun

The first two seasons chart the rise of legendary early 19th century Zulu King Shaka, his brilliant battlefield strategy and struggle to unite Zulu tribes under his empire.

— Emily Longeretta, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Ultra’s contraptions are part of a growing robot empire taking over the country’s warehouse and logistics operations.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of empire

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Months later, in July 2025, Shapiro announced Amazon would invest $20 billion in an AI buildout in Pennsylvania, the largest capital investment in the commonwealth’s history.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
Prosecutors for the commonwealth of Massachusetts must now decide whether to retry Clancy.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 18 Sep. 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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