# die Kleinstaaterei

die Kleinstaaterei is a German noun meaning “political fragmentation of a country into many small polities with a large degree of autonomy, often in relation to the Holy Roman Empire or modern German federalism”. Forms: der Kleinstaaterei.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Kleinstaaterei

## Meanings

1. _derogatory · no plural_ political fragmentation of a country into many small polities with a large degree of autonomy, often in relation to the Holy Roman Empire or modern German federalism

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