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Meaning of nonstate | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
/ˈnɒnˌsteɪt/

Definitions

Not constituting or belonging to a state; not characterised by the institutional power or authority of an organized government.

not-comparable

Examples

“The nonstate peoples we are most familiar with are the hunters and gatherers living in small bands like the ǃKung San of the Kalahari Desert and the Inuit of the Arctic.”
“More than 70 non-state armed groups were recorded as using the weapons, including 12 that fired rockets and mortars from Gaza into Israel.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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