Etymology

free state

Today it means: A political entity whose political status is less than that of a fully sovereign nation-state, as with the former Congo Free State and the former Irish Free State. Full definition →

German Freistaat
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free state · noun1

  1. German · calque ofFreistaat
  2. English todayfree state

From free + state, probably a calque of German Freistaat.

Free State · proper noun2

Proprialisation of free state.

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