microstate

noun

Definition of microstatenext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for microstate
  1. nation-state
  2. republic
  3. city-state
  4. nation
  5. domain
  6. empire
  7. commonwealth
  8. ministate
Noun
  • More often than not, the home users have no idea that their connections are being used to facilitate crime and occasionally even nation-state attacks.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Vulnerabilities, tools and successful techniques spread rapidly throughout criminal and nation-state ecosystems, and AI will accelerate that learning considerably.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of nation-state
Noun
  • Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced plans to sever ties with the British crown and transform his country into a republic.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The weaponization and deconstruction of our institutions and republic are no laughing matter.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of republic
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
  • Its interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former al-Qa’eda militant who led the rebel offensive that overthrew dictator Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, has been struggling to rebuild a nation devastated by almost 14 years of civil war.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Asian food Lucknow is considered by many Indians as one of the country’s greatest culinary capitals, but beyond the South Asian nation’s borders, the city has remained largely absent from global conversations about food.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of nation
Noun
  • The real tragedy of the film occurs not in the domain of love, but of family.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
  • So fall travel has historically been the domain of empty-nesters, young couples without dependents, parents bringing along adult children (or vice versa), friend groups, and solo adventurers.
    — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of domain
Noun
  • The Allies, in turn, brought home methods of coercion that had previously been largely confined to their empires.
    — Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Chris Rock has an idea or two for Taylor Sheridan and his ever-expanding television empire.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of empire
Noun
  • The commonwealth of Massachusetts now has to decide whether to retry Clancy or offer her a plea deal.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Sandusky’s trial produced shocking testimony from other victims The shadow of Penn State’s influence in this borough in the center of the commonwealth continues to hang over the case.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 7 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
Definition of ministate

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