mini-independent country en · NOUN
Etymology
Calque of Japanese ミニ独立国 (minidokuritsukoku).
Meanings
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(rare) In Japan, a town or village that declares itself an independent country for means of regional development, such as economic growth from tourism.
The Kirikiri-koku – the first "mini-independent country".
1988 January 14, The Nihongo Journal, volume 3, number 1, Aruku Kabushiki Kaisha, page 12:A mini-independent country called the "Republic of Tsuchinoko" was created and people from inside and outside the prefecture were invited to move there.
2023 October 13, Masami Kinoshita, “Yokai Report No. 1”, in The Japanese Yokai Handbook: A Guide to the Spookiest Ghosts, Demons, Monsters and Evil Creatures from Japanese Folklore, Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN, page 60:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mini-independent countries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |