Meanings
nounrump state (plural rump states)
plural rump states
- Any politico-geographic entity (a state) that is the remnant of a previous, larger one that has been broken up.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 偏安政權 /偏安政权
- 偏安政權 /偏安政权 (piānānzhèngquàn)state that is the remnant of a previous, larger one
Dutch rompstaat
- rompstaatstate that is the remnant of a previous, larger one
Finnish tynkävaltio
- tynkävaltiostate that is the remnant of a previous, larger one
French État croupion
- État croupionstate that is the remnant of a previous, larger one
German Rumpfstaat
- Rumpfstaatstate that is the remnant of a previous, larger one
Japanese 残存国
- 残存国 (zansonkoku)state that is the remnant of a previous, larger one
Polish państwo okrojone
- państwo okrojonestate that is the remnant of a previous, larger one
Spanish estado residual, estado remanente
- estado residualstate that is the remnant of a previous, larger one
- estado remanentestate that is the remnant of a previous, larger one
Cite this entry
APA
rump state. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rump%20state
MLA
“rump state.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rump%20state. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rump state,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rump%20state.
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