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independent mini-nation

independent mini-nation is the alternative form of mini-independent country.

Meaning of mini-independent country

Noun

mini-independent country (plural mini-independent countries)

  1. (rare) In Japan, a town or village that declares itself an independent country for means of regional development, such as economic growth from tourism.
    • The Kirikiri-koku – the first "mini-independent country".1988 January, The Nihongo Journal, volume 3, number 1, Aruku Kabushiki Kaisha, page 12

Forms of independent mini-nation

pluralindependent mini-nations

Origin of independent mini-nation

Calque of Japanese ミニ独立国 (minidokuritsukoku, “mini-independent country”). Transposed from alternative form mini-independent country to add emphasis on "mini-nation".

Questions about independent mini-nation

What is independent mini-nation the alternative form of?
Independent mini-nation is the alternative form of mini-independent country.

Words near independent mini-nation in the dictionary

  1. independent function
  2. independent functions
  3. independent genitive
  4. independent genitives
  5. independent means
  6. independent mini-nation
  7. independent mini-nations
  8. Independent Olympic Participant
  9. Independent Olympic Participants
  10. independent possessive
  11. independent possessives

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Adapted from Wiktionary: independent mini-nation (page history and authors); mini-independent country (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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