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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  • state — 1. noun /steɪt/ a) Any sovereign polity. A government. Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it. b) A political division of a federation retaining a degree of autonomy, for example one of the fifty United States. See also …   Wiktionary

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