Molossia

English 1/2 250 Ancient Regions Mainland Greece-es.svg Molossia in antiquity Flag of the Republic of Molossia.svg Flag of the micronation Map of Molossia small.png Location of the micronation Etymology From en grc Μολοσσῐ́ᾱ. The micronation was named by its founder, Kevin Baugh, who provided the following explanation:Kevin Baugh 14 January 2019 Republic of Molossia w:Facebook https://web.archive.org/web/20260417174148/https://www.facebook.com/groups/158574041170/posts/10156870008666171/?comment_id=10156870044226171. I liked the name “Molossia”, having seen it on the Internet referring to the ancient Molossian hounds. Adopting it I later discovered there was an Ancient Greek city-state named Molossia (demonstrating the importance of googling first). After some angry Greek journalists objected to the use of the name, I distanced our Molossia from the ancient Molossia. Now the meaning of the name officially is a corruption of the Hawaiian word Maluhia, which means serenity or peaceful. Proper noun en historical A region of ancient Epirus, the territory of the Molossians. A micronation claiming sovereignty over 1.28 acres of land near Dayton, Nevada. en Republic of Molossia en George S. Cuhaj; Thomas Michael Unusual World Coins companion volume to the Standard Catalog of World Coins 6th w:Krause Publications 2011 9781440217128 X # 2 25 WESTARCTICAN DOLLARS Copper-Nickel, 39 mm. Ruler: Grand Duke Travis I Obv: Arms Rev: Crown and rearing horse on quartered flag background Rev. Legend: Treaty of Friendship between Westarctica and Molossia Edge: Reeded en Kathy Ceceri Micronations: Invent Your Own Country and Culture with 25 Projects Nomad Press 2014 9781619302204 The micronation of Molossia in Nevada opened its own railroad line in March 2000. en Joseph Pisenti Answers to Questions You’ve Never Asked: Explaining the What If in Science, Geography and the Absurd Mango Publishing Group 2018 978-1-63353-670-8 The most well known micronation in the United States is Molossia—no, I didn’t make this up—located in Dayton, Nevada. en Richard Collett He ran out of countries to visit, so he created his own w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/08/travel/slowjamastan-micronation 2023-06-08 In August 2021, Williams visited the Republic of Molossia, an 11.3-acre micronation in Nevada that declared independence from the United States of America in 1998, where he was given a personal tour by “His Excellency President Kevin Baugh.” He learned about the Republic of Molossia’s ongoing “war” with now-defunct East Germany, how the local currency (the “valora”) is backed by chocolate chip cookie dough instead of gold, and had his passport stamped and his photo taken on the “border” with the United States. https://web.archive.org/web/20260516010746/https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/08/travel/slowjamastan-micronation 16 May 2026 Derived terms en Molossian Translations a region of ancient Epirus Marathi: mr मोलोस्सिया Portuguese: pt Molóssia f Ukrainian: uk Молоссія f, uk Республіка Молоссія f References Further reading Molossians Republic of Molossia en terms suffixed with -ia (place) en Micronations