state with limited recognition vs partially-recognized state

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

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

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

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

Other synonyms of state with limited recognition include disputed state, unrecognized state.

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