substate
/ˈsʌbsteɪt/noun
1A subdivision of a state, nation, country, etc.; a subsidiary state, territory, etc., within a larger political entity, with varying degrees of autonomy depending on the context.
2A state of existence regarded as a subdivision or component of another state; (Physics ) a quantum state that is a subdivision of a more broadly defined state.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Louisville (Kentucky) Public Advertiser. From sub- + state.
- the West
- the wheel of Fortune
- the whip hand
- the whole ball of wax
- the whole enchilada
- the whole nine yards
- the whole schmear
- the whole shooting match
- the Whore of Babylon
- the windows of the soul
- the wish is father to the thought
- the witching hour
- the Word (of God)
- the word on the street
- the work of ——
- the world and his wife
- the world is your oyster
- the world, the flesh, and the devil
- the worried well
- the worse for drink
- the worse for wear
- the writing (or handwriting) is on the wall
- the Writings
- the wrong side of the tracks
- the wrong way round