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Sovereign states

Scope note

Political units, such as nations, which exercise and are recognized internationally as possessing sovereignty.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000232420

Narrower Terms used

nations
empires
city-states

Term used for

states, sovereign

Equivalent Terms used

sovereign state

Created

13yrs ago

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