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statelet

/ˈsteɪtlɪt/

statelet noun: a very small nation-state, or a region that acts like a nation-state.

Noun

statelet (plural statelets)

  1. (derogatory, sometimes) A very small nation-state, or a region that acts like a nation-state
    • Egypt talks to Hamas but is not eager to see the radical Islamic group succeed in running a small statelet next door.2009 January 14, Steven Erlanger, Michael Slackman, “Israel Says Hamas Is Damaged, Not Destroyed”, in New York Times
    • In 2014, the European statelet of Liechtenstein followed the Swiss lead and returned $227 million that had been stolen by [Sani] Abacha's son […]2018, Oliver Bullough, chapter 12, in Moneyland, →ISBN, page 182

Forms of statelet

pluralstatelets

Origin of statelet

From state + -let.

Questions about statelet

What does statelet mean?
Statelet means a very small nation-state, or a region that acts like a nation-state.
What part of speech is statelet?
Statelet is a noun.
How do you pronounce statelet?
Statelet is pronounced /ˈsteɪtlɪt/.
What is the plural of statelet?
The plural of statelet is statelets.

Words near statelet in the dictionary

  1. stateless
  2. stateless capitalism
  3. stateless person
  4. statelessly
  5. statelessness
  6. statelet
  7. statelets
  8. statelier
  9. stateliest
  10. statelike
  11. statelily

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