单词 | ministate |
释义 | ministate in American English (ˈmɪniˌsteɪt) noun a small country ministate in American English (ˈmɪniˌsteit) noun a small, independent nation Also: mini-state. Also called: microstate Word origin [1965–70; mini- + state]This word is first recorded in the period 1965–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Finlandization, T cell, genetic engineering, red-eye, wraparoundmini- is a combining form with the meanings “of a small or reduced size in comparison withothers of its kind” (minicomputer; minicar; minigun); “limited in scope, intensity, or duration” (miniboom; miniseries); (of clothing) “short, not reaching the knee” (minidress; miniskirt) |
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