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Etymology

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Compound of olie +‎ staat.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈoː.liˌstaːt/
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  • Hyphenation: olie‧staat

Noun

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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]