Meaning

1 senses
  1. (rare)In Japan, a town or village that declares itself an independent country for means of regional development, such as economic growth from tourism.

Origin

Calque of Japanese ミニ独立国 (minidokuritsukoku).

Calque of Japanese ミニ独立国 (minidokuritsukoku).

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Forms

plural: mini-independent countries

Synonyms

1 synonyms
independent mini-nation

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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