Non-sovereign nation

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 Kingdom 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.

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