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From marionet + -en- + staat, a calque from Mandarin 傀儡國家/傀儡国家 (kuǐlěi guójiā, “puppet state”).
- IPA(key): /maː.ri.oːˈnɛ.tə(n)ˌstaːt/
- Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧o‧net‧ten‧staat
marionettenstaat m (plural marionettenstaten)
- a puppet state [from early 1930s]