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noun (plural states) |
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1. mostly autonomous region of federal country: an area forming part of a federal country such as the United States or Australia with its own government and legislature and control over most of its own internal affairs
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2. country: a country or nation with its own sovereign independent government
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3. government: a country's government and those government-controlled institutions that are responsible for its internal administration and its relationships with other countries
  state-owned companies
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4. condition: the condition that something or somebody is in
a house in a poor state of repair
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5. physical stage: a growth or developmental stage of an animal or plant
the larval state
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6. form: any form or quantifiable condition in which a physical substance can be, depending on its temperature and other circumstances
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7. ceremonious style: a very formal, dignified, or grand way of doing something in which all the appropriate ceremonies are observed
The senator will lie in state in the Capitol rotunda.
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8. nervous, upset, or excited condition: a very nervous, upset, or excited frame of mind or manner of behaving
He was in a state by the time she finally arrived.
Don't get into a state worrying about money.
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9. bad physical condition: a very messy or disreputable condition
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informal
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The house is in such a state that we'll never get it clean.
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adjective |
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1. relating to government: involving or relating to the government of a nation or an autonomous federal region within a nation
state security
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2. held or run by state: owned, operated, or financed by a nation or an autonomous region within a federalized nation
state schools
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3. done with full ceremony: involving many grand rituals and ceremonies, especially those appropriate to a head of state
a state banquet
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transitive verb (past and past participle stat·ed, present participle stat·ing, 3rd person present singular states) |
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1. express something in words: to express something in spoken or written words, especially to announce something publicly in a deliberate formal way
I have already stated my position on this issue.
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2. law declare something with force of law: to declare something officially so that it has the force of a law or regulation
It is expressly stated in your contract that you must not work for another employer.
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3. music play musical theme for first time: to play a musical theme or motif for the first time before it is repeated and developed within a piece of music
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| [12th century. Directly or via French< Latin status "way of standing, condition" (as in status rei publicae "condition of the republic")] |
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the state of play a stage reached in a situation or activity
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