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- Japanese · calque ofミニ独立国“mini-independent country”
- English todayindependent mini-nation
Calque of Japanese ミニ独立国 (minidokuritsukoku, “mini-independent country”). Transposed from alternative form mini-independent country to add emphasis on "mini-nation".
Words from the same roots
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