ephemeral state

English

Etymology

From the Ephemeral States file, created 1933 and 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 (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, 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 (1988 January) “Notes: Ephemeral States”, in The Atlantic‎, retrieved 12 July 2023
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