Meanings
nounministate (plural ministates)
plural ministates
- A very small country or self-governing region, especially one that lacks international recognition
[…] the three judges called him “one of the most important and influential political figures” of the Serbian ministate of Krajina, which broke off from Croatia in the early 1990s as Yugoslavia fell apart.
2007 June 13, Marlise Simons, “War Crimes Tribunal Sentences Serb to 35 Years”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Italianminiatura
- Englishminiature
- Englishmini-
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s
- Proto-Italic*status
- Latinstatu
- Old Frenchestat
- Middle Englishstat
- Englishstate
- Englishministate
Cite this entry
APA
ministate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ministate
MLA
“ministate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ministate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ministate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ministate.
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