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model-country

model-country is the alternative form of model country.

Meaning of model country

Noun

model country (plural model countries)

  1. (historically) A micronation that has no intention of being internationally recognised.
    • Operating a model country offers the least rewards in terms of integrity, since the operator must continue to observe tax and similar laws of the nation from which the model country secedes.1999 [1979], Erwin S. Strauss, How to Start Your Own Country, 3rd edition, Paladin Press, →ISBN, page 35
  2. (broadly) Synonym of micronation.
    • I heard there was a micronation (model country) that was based on hemp called the Stoner Homeland but was unable to locate it.1999 October 4, Smokers Supplies and Ordinations, “Hemp Based Countries”, in alt.politics.micronations (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    micronation

Forms of model-country

pluralmodel-countries

Questions about model-country

What is model-country the alternative form of?
Model-country is the alternative form of model country.

Words near model-country in the dictionary

  1. model villages
  2. model-based design
  3. model-based designs
  4. model-based testing
  5. model-countries
  6. model-country
  7. model-driven architecture
  8. model-driven architectures
  9. model-driven testing
  10. model-first
  11. model-view-controller

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