ephemeral state

English

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.[1]

Noun

ephemeral state (plural ephemeral states)

  1. (dated) Synonym of micronation.
    • 1996 October 23, Joshua Fruhlinger, “Commonwealth of Port Colice”, in alt.talk.hypothetical‎[2] (Usenet):
      You may class us as an ephemeral state, a virtual nation, or a micronation as you prefer.
    • 2005, George Pendle, “New Foundlands”, in Cabinet Magazine‎[3], number 18, page 66:
      It was not until the 1960s and 1970s that a true renascence of ephemeral states took place.

References

  1. ^ Owen, David (January 1988) “Notes: Ephemeral States”, in The Atlantic‎[1], retrieved 12 July 2023
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