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parastate

parastate noun: a region that seeks or claims but does not have the status of a recognized independent state.

Noun

parastate (plural parastates)

  1. A region that seeks or claims but does not have the status of a recognized independent state.

Forms of parastate

pluralparastates
alternative formpara-state

Origin of parastate

From para- + state.

Questions about parastate

What does parastate mean?
Parastate means a region that seeks or claims but does not have the status of a recognized independent state.
What part of speech is parastate?
Parastate is a noun.
What is the plural of parastate?
The plural of parastate is parastates.

Words near parastate in the dictionary

  1. parastacid
  2. parastacids
  3. parastacine
  4. parastatal
  5. parastatals
  6. parastate
  7. parastates
  8. parastatistic
  9. parastatistical
  10. parastatistics
  11. parastenocaridid

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