microstates

noun

plural of microstate
as in nation-states

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for microstates
  1. nation-states
  2. city-states
  3. countries
  4. nations
  5. domains
  6. kingdoms
  7. empires
Noun
  • After they were replaced by oligarchs, along came nation-states and sovereign wealth funds.
    — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The question of Kashmir has shaped the trajectories of India and Pakistan since the end of British rule and their birth as nation-states in August 1947.
    — Aqil Shah, Time, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of nation-states
Noun
  • Just as oil money transformed and modernized the Gulf into city-states of gleaming skyscrapers, centuries of wine money have polished this rural corner of Burgundy into an agri-luxury oasis.
    — George Nelson for ArtNews, Robb Report, 9 July 2026
  • As conditions worsened, city-states fought over power and resources.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Definition of city-states
Noun
  • Over the course of Exile, TV Rain’s studios as well as its various employees will be forced to move countries multiple times, everybody’s life and career atomized across the globe.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Another common argument is that single-payer systems are inherently inefficient, as evidenced ostensibly by long waits for treatment suffered by patients in single-payer countries such as Canada.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of countries
Noun
  • Officials in nations that have traditionally had strong economic links with Iran have not heard much from the US this week.
    — Yash Roy, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Trump has made no secret of his intent to halt the advancing influence by both adversary nations into not only Venezuela, but throughout the Western hemisphere.
    — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of nations
Noun
  • Federal officials say the domains were hard-coded into the malware and used for essential functions, including communication and authentication.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • StartCP provides one dashboard for websites, domains, email accounts, and databases.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of domains
Noun
  • The honeypot sites of royal Rajasthan—spliced by the brown slopes of the Aravalli Range, the state emerged after Partition from a mosaic of 22 feudal kingdoms—are so many people’s taster to India.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The empire did not expand further and eventually fragmented into smaller kingdoms.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of kingdoms
Noun
  • Three years ago, FSU was undefeated, Travis was its heartbeat and Norvell appeared to have resurrected one of college football’s great empires.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
  • These luxury houses increasingly resemble sports franchises, with star designers traded, poached, and recruited across warring corporate empires.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of empires
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