sovereign state

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sovereign state

noun sovereign states

  1. A state (country) which has sovereignty over a defined geographic area, is independent of any other country, and has its own government. Estonia has declared itself a sovereign state and is drafting ambitious plans for economic autonomy.

    Similar: country, sovereign country, sovereign state

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noun completely independent state

Españolestado soberano
日本語主権国家 shuken kokka
中文主權國 /主权国 zhǔquánguó, 主權國家 /主权国家 zhǔquán guójiā
हिन्दीसंप्रभु राज्य samprabhu rājya
Portuguêsestado soberano
FrançaisÉtat souverain
Deutschsouveräner Staat
Italianostato sovrano
Românăstat suveran
Русскийсуверенное государство suverennoje gosudarstvo
Tiếng Việtquốc gia có chủ quyền, quốc gia độc lập

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@misc{sovereign_state_2026,
  title = {sovereign state},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sovereign%20state},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}