oliestaat

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of olie +‎ staat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoː.liˌstaːt/

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• Hyphenation: olie‧staat

Noun

oliestaat m (plural oliestaten, diminutive oliestaatje n)

1. an oil state, a petrostate [from early 20th c.]
2. a state of the United States that is a major producer of oil [from ca. 1920]