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ephemeral state

noun

Etymology

From geographer George J. Demko, former maintainer of the file about "countries which are only partially real", maintained by the Office of the Geographer of the United States Department of State.

Definitions

  1. Synonym of micronation.

    • You may class us as an ephemeral state, a virtual nation, or a micronation as you prefer.
    • It was not until the 1960s and 1970s that a true renascence of ephemeral states took place.

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