> laokou wrote:
> > {Aside: speaking of which, is there a real, significant (semantic?)
> > difference between how states/provinces/prefectures/cantons are
> > governed, or is it merely nuances in nomenclature?}
Matthew Kehrt wrote:
> Technically, I think they're all the same except for state. 'State'
> technically means 'sovereign political entity'. It's only a bizarre
> twist of American History that's caused it to be used like 'province'
> here. . . .
Though the usage has been taken up in Australia, Mexico, Brazil, India
and (iirc) Nigeria.
...Hm - I can't think of a story set on another planet where `state' was
used to mean a sub-sovereign unit.
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