substate
Noun
Meaning
substate (plural substates)
A subdivision of a state
Examples
MANILA, Philippines — Who gave President Benigno Aquino III and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) the authority to negotiate peace and propose a substate in the South?
Substate consists of two brackets, with the top two seeds in different brackets, and the winner of each bracket qualifying for state.
The game was postponed 24 hours due to inclement weather and the Wolves’ Substate 8 final.
“What is important to us is that we should have a (Bangsamoro) substate which we ourselves are governing.”