independent mini-nation

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative form of mini-independent country. alt-of,alternative
    — These republics are among the "independent mini-nations" (mini dokuritsu koku) that have been founded throughout Japan since the late 1970s for a variety of overlapping objectives, including attracting tourists both to increase revenues and to counter the adverse effects of the out-migration of young adults.

词形变化

independent mini-nations plural

词源

Calque of Japanese ミニ独立国 (minidokuritsukoku, “mini-independent country”).
Transposed from alternative form mini-independent country to add emphasis on "mini-nation".
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