Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ephemeral state

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: ephemer-al s-tate
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of micronation.

Dated

Example Sentences

"You may class us as an ephemeral state, a virtual nation, or a micronation as you prefer."
"It was not until the 1960s and 1970s that a true renascence of ephemeral states took place."

Etymology

From geographer George J. Demko, former maintainer of the file about "countries which are only partially real", maintained by the Office of the Geographer of the United States Department of State.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

ephemeral states (plural)

Synonyms

micronation

Questions

What does ephemeral state mean?: Synonym of micronation.
Where does ephemeral state come from?: From geographer George J. Demko, former maintainer of the file about "countries which are only partially real", maintained by the Office of the Geographer of the United States Department of State.

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