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model countries

model countries is the plural 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

Questions about model countries

What is model countries the plural of?
Model countries is the plural of model country.

Words near model countries in the dictionary

  1. model car
  2. model card
  3. model cards
  4. model cars
  5. model collapse
  6. model countries
  7. model country
  8. model dairies
  9. model dairy
  10. model house
  11. model implementation

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