partially-recognized state vs state with limited recognition

partially-recognized state and state with limited recognition both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
partially-recognized state	Yes	No	No	No
state with limited recognition	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, partially-recognized state and state with limited recognition are synonyms defined as:

partially-recognized state and state with limited recognition: territory with de-facto sovereignty but lacking international recognition

Other synonyms of partially-recognized state include disputed state, unrecognized state.

partially-recognized state (noun)	state with limited recognition (noun)
territory with de-facto sovereignty but lacking international recognition	territory with de-facto sovereignty but lacking international recognition