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sub-state
noun[ C ]
(alsosubstate)uk /ˈsʌb.steɪt/ us /ˈsʌb.steɪt/
a division of a state, country, nation, etc. within a larger state, country, nation, etc.:
Finland was, at that time, a sub-state within the Russian empire.
Can the UK survive if England remains the dominant substate?
These incidents could be seen as examples of sub-state attacks against agriculture.
Sub-states are obliged to ask for advice from the state.
Sub‐state regional identities are becoming increasingly important in some parts of western Europe.
They made contact with substate nationalists from other countries.
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