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polystates

polystates is the plural of polystate.

Meaning of polystate

Noun

polystate (plural polystates)

  1. A set of separate political units that overlap and exist under a central government.
    • Anthrostates have rules relevant to their members, while polystates have rules relevant to the interaction of anthrostates and their members.2014 March 22, Rick Weber, “Polystate: Book 2”, in Notes on Liberty, archived from the original on 23 Jun 2021

Questions about polystates

What is polystates the plural of?
Polystates is the plural of polystate.

Words near polystates in the dictionary

  1. polystachous
  2. polystachyous
  3. polystannane
  4. polystannanes
  5. polystate
  6. polystates
  7. polystearate
  8. polystearates
  9. polystele
  10. polysteles
  11. polystelic

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