ministates

noun

plural of ministate
as in republics

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  1. nation-states
  2. lands
  3. nations
  4. countries
  5. city-states
  6. kingdoms
  7. domains
  8. empires
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-states
Noun
  • The geometric detailing lands somewhere between bohemian and Americana, without leaning too hard in either direction.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Milliner’s point about shoppers using flavor to emotionally reset lands here.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of lands
Noun
  • Any agreement would need to be approved by all current EU member nations and then voters in Iceland would have the final say on whether to join.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Comparing the debt to GDP can help make comparisons between different nations.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of nations
Noun
  • The group noted that more than 140,000 Haitians have been deported from neighboring countries, including the Dominican Republic, in the first half of the year alone.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Asteri has nine stores in Saudi Arabia, in addition to locations in other countries in the Middle East.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of countries
Noun
  • 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
  • As conditions worsened, city-states fought over power and resources.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Definition of city-states
Noun
  • The empire did not expand further and eventually fragmented into smaller kingdoms.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Gwayne wants Daeron to be made King of the Reach and various other kingdoms loyal to the Greens, while Rhaenyra can claim the rest.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of kingdoms
Noun
  • Across domains such as cognition, cardiorespiratory fitness, and muscular strength, that window can end well before a person becomes unhealthy or unable to work.
    — Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The StartCP control panel manages websites, domains, email accounts, databases, and files from one dashboard.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of domains
Noun
  • These luxury houses increasingly resemble sports franchises, with star designers traded, poached, and recruited across warring corporate empires.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The empires of the steppe likely inherited this styling in part from the Mongols.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of empires
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