Depending on the context, the term non-sovereign nation, non-sovereign state or non-sovereign country, could mean: * A previously independent state, representing those nations which were independent and are subsumed into transnational states like the United Kingdom with constituent countries. * Active autonomist and secessionist movement, representing those nations which are currently part of a transnational state but would like to secede from the state. *A dependent territory, a territory which often has a high degree of self-governance, but which is governed by another "parent" state. It often has cultural and historical ties to, and relies on, the parent state for defence. See related * Devolution
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