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non-state

non-state is the alternative form of nonstate.

Meaning of nonstate

Adjective

nonstate (not comparable)

  1. Not constituting or belonging to a state; not characterised by the institutional power or authority of an organized government.
    • The nonstate peoples we are most familiar with are the hunters and gatherers living in small bands like the ǃKung San of the Kalahari Desert and the Inuit of the Arctic.2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 49

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Forms of non-state

pluralnon-states

Phrases with non-state

Questions about non-state

What is non-state the alternative form of?
Non-state is the alternative form of nonstate.

Words near non-state in the dictionary

  1. non-standard variety
  2. non-starchy
  3. non-stardom
  4. non-starter
  5. non-starters
  6. non-state
  7. non-state actor
  8. non-state actors
  9. non-states
  10. non-stationaries
  11. non-stationary

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