Non-sovereign nation
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Depending on the context the term non-sovereign nation, it could mean:
- a previously independent state, representing those nations which were independent and are subsumed into transnational states like the United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
with constituent counties. - active autonomist and secessionist movement , representing those nations which are currently part of a transnational state but would like to secede from the state.