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states
state S0715100 (stāt)n.1. a. A condition or mode of being, as with regard to circumstances: The office was in a state of confusion.b. A condition of being in a stage or form, as of structure, growth, or development: the fetal state.c. A mental or emotional condition: in a manic state.d. Informal A condition of excitement or distress: was in a state over going to the prom.e. Social position or rank.2. Physics The condition of a physical system with regard to phase, form, composition, or structure: Ice is the solid state of water.3. Ceremony; pomp: foreign leaders dining in state at the White House.4. a. The supreme public power within a sovereign political entity: the state intervening in the economy.b. The sphere of supreme civil power within a given polity: matters of state.c. A specific kind of government: the socialist state.d. A body politic, especially one constituting a nation: the states of Eastern Europe.e. One of the more or less internally autonomous territorial and political units composing a federation under a sovereign government: the 48 contiguous states of the Union.adj.1. Of or relating to a body politic or to an internally autonomous territorial or political unit constituting a federation under one government: a monarch dealing with state matters; the department that handles state security.2. Owned and operated by a state: state universities.tr.v. stat·ed, stat·ing, states To set forth in words; declare.
[Middle English, from Old French estat, from Latin status; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
stat′a·ble, state′a·ble adj.Synonyms: state, condition, situation, status
These nouns denote the mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing: an old factory in a state of disrepair; a jogger in healthy condition; a police officer responding to a dangerous situation; the uncertain status of the peace negotiations.States (steɪts) n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the States (functioning as singular or plural) an informal name for United States of Americastates- nation, country - A nation is made up of states—and a country is a nation defined geographically.
- political map - Shows the boundaries of cities, states, and countries.
- statistic - Comes from a German noun describing knowledge dealing with the constitutions and resources of the states of the world.
- booster name - A nickname for a state (as on a license plate).
TranslationsIdiomsSeestateStates
States the. an informal name for the United States of America States
Related to States: statusSTATES. By this name are understood in some countries, the assembly of the different orders of the people to regulate the affairs of the commonwealth, as, the states general. STATES
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