Meaning

1 senses
  1. A state that has failed to meet the basic conditions and responsibilities of a sovereign government; one that has lost physical control of its territory, the ability to provide public services, etc.

    gescheiterter Staat

    несостоя́вшееся госуда́рствоnesostojávšejesja gosudárstvo, фейл стейтfejl stejt

Translations

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Origin

Initially applied to Somalia in the 1990s.

Initially applied to Somalia in the 1990s.

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Forms

plural: failed states
Singularfailed state
Pluralfailed states

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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