stateling

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A statelet; a very small nation-state, or a region that acts like a nation-state. derogatory,sometimes,uncommon
    — […]Following the lead / Of some sly stateling, one by one depart / The muster'd conclave, till the bounds are broke / In order unimpeached. […]

词形变化

statelings plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Italic *status
Latin statuslbor.
Old French estatbor.
Middle English stat
English state
English -ling
English stateling
From state + -ling.
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