counterstate

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noun

A geopolitical state that opposes another, or is set up to challenge its authority.

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Meanings

nouncounterstate (plural counterstates)

plural counterstates

  1. A geopolitical state that opposes another, or is set up to challenge its authority.
verbcounterstate (third-person singular simple present counterstates, present participle counterstating, simple past and past participle counterstated)

present singular third person counterstates · participle present counterstating · participle past counterstated · past counterstated

  1. To utter a counterstatement; to deliver an opposing reply.

Origin

From counter- + state.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

counterstate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterstate

MLA

“counterstate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterstate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterstate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterstate.

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