state

state
state NOUN 1) the condition of someone or something at a particular time. 2) a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. 3) a community or area forming part of a federal republic. 4) (the States) the United States of America. 5) the civil government of a country. 6) pomp and ceremony associated with monarchy or government. 7) (a state) informal an agitated, disorderly, or dirty condition.
VERB express definitely or clearly in speech or writing.
state of affairs (or things) — Cf. ↑state of things
state-of-the-art — Cf. ↑state-of-the-art
state of emergency — Cf. ↑state of emergency
state of grace — Cf. ↑state of grace
the state of play — Cf. ↑the state of play
DERIVATIVES statehood noun.
ORIGIN partly a shortening of ESTATE(Cf. ↑estate), partly from Latin status (see STATUS(Cf. ↑status)).

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