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statelets

statelets is the plural of statelet.

Meaning of statelet

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

Questions about statelets

What is statelets the plural of?
Statelets is the plural of statelet.

Words near statelets in the dictionary

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

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