ephemeral state
nounEtymology 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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Dated Synonym of micronation.
- You may class us as an ephemeral state, a virtual nation, or a micronation as you prefer.1996 October 23, Joshua Fruhlinger, “Commonwealth of Port Colice”, in alt.talk.hypothetical (Usenet):
- It was not until the 1960s and 1970s that a true renascence of ephemeral states took place.2005, George Pendle, “New Foundlands”, in Cabinet Magazine, number 18, page 66: