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rump states

rump states is the plural of rump state.

Meaning of rump state

Noun

rump state (plural rump states)

  1. Any politico-geographic entity (a state) that is the remnant of a previous, larger one that has been broken up.

Questions about rump states

What is rump states the plural of?
Rump states is the plural of rump state.

Words near rump states in the dictionary

  1. rump cap
  2. rump cover
  3. rump ranger
  4. rump rangers
  5. rump state
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  7. rump steak
  8. rump steaks
  9. rump-ranging
  10. rumpalicious
  11. rumped

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