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rogue states

rogue states is the plural of rogue state.

Meaning of rogue state

Noun

rogue state (plural rogue states)

  1. A state or nation acting outside of the accepted international norms and policies.
    • In the early 2160s, the Alliance began aggressive colonization of worlds in the Skyllian Verge, much to the dismay of the batarians who had been developing the region for several decades. In 2171, the batarians petitioned the Council to declare the Verge a "zone of batarian interest". The Council...2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Batarians Codex entry

Questions about rogue states

What is rogue states the plural of?
Rogue states is the plural of rogue state.

Words near rogue states in the dictionary

  1. rogue planets
  2. rogue regime
  3. rogue regimes
  4. Rogue River
  5. rogue state
  6. rogue states
  7. rogue wave
  8. rogue waves
  9. rogue's galleries
  10. rogue's gallery
  11. rogue's march

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