Meanings
plural sovereign states
- A state (country) which has sovereignty over a defined geographic area, is independent of any other country, and has its own government.
Estonia has declared itself a sovereign state and is drafting ambitious plans for economic autonomy.
1989 May, Priit J. Vesilind, “The Baltic: Arena of Power”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 6042 more examples
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has demonstrated that physical aggression against a sovereign state is a real danger.
2022 July 1, The Japan Times Editorial Board, “Groundbreaking NATO summit means work for Japan”, in The Japan Times, archived from the original on 01 Jul 2022, EditorialsWang Yi blatantly intimidates the world at the UNGA. He is a cheat and bully on the global stage in fundamental violation of the facts. Democratic countries should clearly recognize and unify against the challenge of authoritarian intervention. The Republic of China is a sovereign state. Taiwan has never been part of the People's Republic of China in historical fact, international law, or reality.
2022, “September 25, 2022”, in Mainland Affairs Council, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2023, ChronologySynonyms: country, sovereign country
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA state (country) which has sovereignty over a defined geographic area, is independent of any other country, and has its own government.
Translations
Bulgarian суверенна държава
- суверенна държава (suverenna dăržava)completely independent state
Catalan estat sobirà
- estat sobiràcompletely independent state
Chinese Mandarin 主權國 /主权国, 主權國家 /主权国家
- 主權國 /主权国 (zhǔquánguó)completely independent state
- 主權國家 /主权国家 (zhǔquán guójiā)completely independent state
Czech suverénní stát
- suverénní státcompletely independent state
Esperanto suverena ŝtato
- suverena ŝtatocompletely independent state
Finnish itsenäinen valtio
- itsenäinen valtiocompletely independent state
French État souverain
- État souveraincompletely independent state
German souveräner Staat
- souveräner Staatcompletely independent state
Hindi संप्रभु राज्य
- संप्रभु राज्य (samprabhu rājya)completely independent state
Indonesian negara berdaulat
- negara berdaulatcompletely independent state
Italian stato sovrano
- stato sovranocompletely independent state
Japanese 主権国家
- 主権国家 (shuken kokka)completely independent state
Malay negara berdaulat
- negara berdaulatcompletely independent state
Polish państwo suwerenne, państwo niepodległe
- państwo suwerennecompletely independent state
- państwo niepodległecompletely independent state
Portuguese estado soberano
- estado soberanocompletely independent state
Romanian stat suveran
- stat suverancompletely independent state
Russian суверенное государство
- суверенное государство (suverennoje gosudarstvo)completely independent state
Spanish estado soberano
- estado soberanocompletely independent state
Swedish suverän stat
- suverän statcompletely independent state
Tagalog higpunong banwa
- higpunong banwacompletely independent state
Thai รัฐเอกราช
- รัฐเอกราช (rát-èek-gà-râat)completely independent state
Turkish egemen devlet
- egemen devletcompletely independent state
Ukrainian суверенна держава
- суверенна держава (suverenna deržava)completely independent state
Vietnamese quốc gia có chủ quyền, quốc gia độc lập
- quốc gia có chủ quyềncompletely independent state
- quốc gia độc lậpcompletely independent state
Cite this entry
sovereign state. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sovereign%20state
“sovereign state.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sovereign%20state. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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