Kleinstaaterei

German

Etymology

Kleinstaat +‎ -erei

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌklaɪ̯nʃtaːtəˈʀaɪ̯/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Noun

Kleinstaaterei f (genitive Kleinstaaterei, no plural)

  1. (politics, derogatory) political fragmentation of a country into many small polities with a large degree of autonomy, often in relation to the Holy Roman Empire or modern German federalism
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