state
Other forms: stated; states; stating
State can be a condition — like solid, liquid, or gas, or even sad or happy. It can also be a state as in Idaho or New York. To state is to say something.
State comes from the Latin status, meaning "condition of a country." Interestingly, even before the Revolutionary War, Britain called the American colonies states. The “States” still refers to America, but state can refer to any country’s civil government. The idea of state as a physical or emotional condition came later. Depending on your state of mind, you can state that the state of your state is awesome. Unless it’s in a state of emergency, which is no good.
Definitions of state
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the way something is with respect to its main attributes“the current state of knowledge”“his state of health”“in a weak financial state”types:feelingthe experiencing of affective and emotional statesskillfulnessthe state of being cognitively skillfulcleavagethe state of being split or cleftmediuma state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle positionornamentationthe state of being ornamentedconditiona mode of being or form of existence of a person or thingconditionalitythe state of being conditionalground state(physics) the lowest energy state of an atom or other particlenationhoodthe state of being a nationsituation, state of affairsthe general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given timerelationshipa state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)relationshipa state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countriestribalismthe state of living together in tribesutopiaideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspectsdystopiastate in which the conditions of life are extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terrorisomerismthe state of being an isomer; the complex of chemical and physical phenomena characteristic of isomersdegree, level, point, stagea specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a processnonbeingthe state of not beingdeaththe absence of life or state of being deadorderestablished customary state (especially of society)disordera disturbance of the peace or of public orderconflicta state of opposition between persons or ideas or interestsilluminationthe degree of visibility of your environmentfreedomthe condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraintsagency, delegacy, representationthe state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agentdependance, dependence, dependencythe state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something elsemotiona state of changetemporary statea state that continues for a limited timeforthcomingness, imminence, imminency, imminentness, impendence, impendencythe state of being imminent and liable to happen soonpreparation, preparedness, readinessthe state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)flux, state of fluxa state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of actionkalemiathe presence of excess potassium in the circulating bloodenlargementthe state of being enlargedseparationthe state of lacking unitygrace, saving grace, state of grace(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influenceeternal damnationthe state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hellomnisciencethe state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledgeomnipotencethe state of having unlimited powerreceivershipthe state of property that is in the hands of a receiverownershipthe state or fact of being an ownerobligationthe state of being obligated to do or pay somethingmerchantabilitythe state of being fit for market; ready to be bought or soldturgor(biology) the normal rigid state of fullness of a cell or blood vessel or capillary resulting from pressure of the contents against the wall or membranehomozygositythe state of being homozygous; having two identical alleles of the same geneheterozygositythe state of being heterozygous; having two different alleles of the same geneneotonythe state resulting when juvenile characteristics are retained by the adults of a speciespluralitythe state of being pluralpolyvalence, polyvalency(toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganismmultivalence, multivalency, polyvalence, polyvalency(chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than twopaternitythe state of being a fatherplateaua stable state or level after a period of progress or activitymalaisea state of dysfunction and stagnation, as of a societydiversitythe condition or result of being changeablefacestatus in the eyes of othershandinessskillfulness with the handscoordinationthe skillful and effective interaction of movementsversatilityhaving a wide variety of skillsadeptness, adroitness, deftness, facility, quicknessskillful performance or ability without difficultyfluencyskillfulness in speaking or writingproficiency, techniqueskillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarityefficiencyskillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effortaffectthe conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotionemotionany strong feelingthinga persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversionglowa feeling of considerable warmthfaintnessa feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoonsentimenttender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotioncomplex(psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behaviorapathyan absence of emotion or enthusiasmdesirethe feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied statepleasance, pleasurea fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experiencelikinga feeling of pleasure and enjoymentdislikea feeling of aversion or antipathygratitudea feeling of thankfulness and appreciationunconcerna feeling of lack of concernshamea painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guiltdevastationthe feeling of being confounded or overwhelmedexpectationthe feeling that something is about to happenlevityfeeling an inappropriate lack of seriousnessagitationthe feeling of being agitated; not calmcalmnessa feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitementhappinessemotions experienced when in a state of well-beinghopethe general feeling that some desire will be fulfilleddespairthe feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out wellaffection, affectionateness, fondness, heart, philia, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmnessa positive feeling of likingenthusiasma feeling of excitementpseudobulba solid bulblike enlargement of the stem of some orchidsanchoragethe condition of being secured to a basehealththe general condition of body and mindecological niche, niche(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)noise conditionsthe condition of being noisy (as in a communication channel)involvement, participationthe condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.)prepossessionthe condition of being prepossessedsaturationa condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influencesilencethe state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)ski conditionsthe amount and state of snow for skiingelectionthe status or fact of being electednominationthe condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or electionaccount, business relationshipa formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business servicesanaclisis(psychoanalysis) relationship marked by strong dependence on others; especially a libidinal attachment to e.g. a parental figureassimilationthe state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national familymembershipthe state of being a memberacceptancethe state of being acceptable and acceptedballgame, new ballgamea particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situationchallengea demanding or stimulating situationchildlessnessthe condition of being without offspringcomplicationa situation or condition that is complex or confusedcrowdinga situation in which people or things are crowded togetherdisequilibriumloss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh otherselementthe situation in which you are happiest and most effectiveenvironmentthe totality of surrounding conditionsequilibriuma stable situation in which forces cancel one anotherexclusionthe state of being excludedhotbeda situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad)inclusionthe state of being includedintestacythe situation of being or dying without a legally valid willrejectionthe state of being rejectedsquare onethe situation in which you begin an endeavor and to which you return if your efforts failstatus quothe existing state of affairsstandardisation, standardizationthe condition in which a standard has been successfully establishedstigmatism(optics) condition of an optical system (as a lens) in which light rays from a single point converge in a single focal pointastigmatism, astigmia(optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal pointsocial stratification, stratificationthe condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a groupwaythe condition of things generallyladderascending stages by which somebody or something can progressacme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top, zeniththe highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of developmentextentthe point or degree to which something extendsstandard of life, standard of livinga level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some groupplanea level of existence or developmentstate of the artthe highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular timeultimacy, ultimatenessthe state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance, "the ultimacy of these social values"ordinarythe expected or commonplace condition or situationcircumstancea condition that accompanies or influences some event or activityhomelessnessthe state or condition of having no home (especially the state of living in the streets)thinga special situationreinstatementthe condition of being reinstatedexecutive clemencythe power (usually of a president or governor) to pardon or commute the sentence of someone convicted in that jurisdictionwar poweran extraordinary power exercised (usually by the executive branch) in the prosecution of a war and involving an extension of the powers that the government normally has in peacetimeequality, equation, equivalence, para state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balancedplaceproper or appropriate position or locationstandingsocial or financial or professional status or reputationhigh statusa position of superior statushigh grounda position of superiority over opponents or competitorshigh profilea position attracting much attention and publicityHoly Order, Order(usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchylow status, lowliness, lownessa position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimationlegal statusa status defined by lawleft-handednessthe status of being born of a morganatic marriagecommanda position of highest authoritynationalitythe status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalizationretirementthe state of being retired from one's business or occupationactualitythe state of actually existing objectivelyeternity, timeless existence, timelessnessa state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlifepreexistenceexisting in a former state or previous to something elsecoexistenceexisting peacefully togethersubsistencethe state of existing in reality; having substancepresencethe state of being present; current existencelifethe course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in livingeternal rest, eternal sleep, quietus, rest, sleepeuphemism for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)lifea characteristic state or mode of livingtranscendence, transcendencya state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experiencecelibacyan unmarried statusvirginitythe condition or quality of being a virginrule of lawa state of order in which events conform to the lawconcord, concordance, consonance, harmonya harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the wholestabilitya stable order (especially of society)peacethe state prevailing during the absence of waranarchy, lawlessnessa state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)instabilityan unstable orderconfusiondisorder resulting from a failure to behave predictablycommotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-doa disorderly outburst or tumultSturm und Drang, turbulence, upheavala state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)clasha state of conflict between colorsstate of war, wara legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war applycold wara state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfaredisagreement, dissension, dissonance, misunderstandinga conflict of people's opinions or actions or characterssuspicionthe state of being suspectedinnocencea state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offenseinnocence, pureness, purity, sinlessness, whitenessthe state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evilacademic freedomthe freedom of teachers and students to express their ideas in school without religious or political or institutional restrictionsenfranchisementfreedom from political subjugation or servitudefreedom of the seasthe right of merchant ships to travel freely in international waterslibertyfreedom of choicecivil liberty, political libertyone's freedom to exercise one's rights as guaranteed under the laws of the countrylibertypersonal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppressionsvoboda(Russia) freedomencapsulationthe condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule)free agency(sports) the state of a professional athlete who is free to negotiate a contract to play for any teamlegal representationpersonal representation that has legal statushelplessnessthe state of needing help from somethingreliancethe state of relying on somethingsubordinationthe state of being subordinate to somethingcontingencythe state of being contingent on somethingperpetual motionmotion that continues indefinitely without any external source of energy; impossible in practice because of frictionprecessionthe motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a coneagencythe state of being in action or exerting powervirusa harmful or corrupting agencybehavior, behaviourthe action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstanceseructation, eruption, extravasation(of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)operationthe state of being in effect or being operativeoverdrivethe state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentrationplaya state in which action is feasibleswinga state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activityanergyinactivity and lack of energycalcificationan inflexible and unchanging statedeep freezetemporary inactivity or suspensiondesuetudea state of inactivity or disuseextinctionno longer active; extinguishedholding patterna state of inaction with no progress and no changeresta state of inactionstagnancy, stagnationinactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulationstasisinactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forcesfatigue, tiredness, wearinesstemporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental workdepletionthe state of being depleteddrunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, insobriety, intoxication, tipsinessa temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcoholreadypoised for actionemergencya state in which martial law appliesclutcha tense critical situationphysical condition, physiological condition, physiological statethe condition or state of the body or bodily functionsquickeningthe stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetusrootsthe condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineageprotuberancethe condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging outlysogenicity, lysogenythe condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic materialcurvature(medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormalneonatal deathdeath of a liveborn infant within the first 28 days of lifeSIDS, cot death, crib death, infant death, sudden infant death syndromesudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleepmental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamicdifficultya condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcomeisolationa state of separation between persons or groupsdiscontinuitylack of connection or continuityassociationthe state of being connected together as in memory or imaginationdisassociationthe state of being unconnected in memory or imaginationmarriagea close and intimate unionsyncretismthe union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy)declination, declinea condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better stateadulthoodthe state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturityripenessthe state of being ripeyouthearly maturity; the state of being young or immature or inexperiencedgreennessthe state of not being ripeadolescencein the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthoodrankrelative statuscastesocial status or position conferred by a system based on classdignityhigh office or rank or stationordinationthe status of being ordained to a sacred officepedestala position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)leadershipthe status of a leaderennoblementthe state of being nobleascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, control, dominancethe state that exists when one person or group has power over anotherfullnessthe condition of being filled to capacityemptinessthe state of containing nothingfire and brimstone(Old Testament) God's means of destroying sinnersGod's Wisdomthe omniscience of a divine beingGod's Willthe omnipotence of a divine beingdreamsomeone or something wonderfulcultivation, culture, finish, polish, refinementa highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable qualityfare-thee-wellstate of perfection; the utmost degreeintactnessthe state of being unimpairedcompletenessthe state of being complete and entire; having everything that is neededflawan imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectivenessdefectan imperfection in a bodily systemwartan imperfection in someone or something that is suggestive of a wart (especially in smallness or unattractiveness)circumstances, destiny, fate, fortune, lot, luck, portionyour overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)hopefulnessfull of hopefinancial conditionthe condition of (corporate or personal) financeseconomic conditionthe condition of the economysanitary conditionthe state of sanitation (clean or dirty)tilththe state of aggregation of soil and its condition for supporting plant growthlactosuriapresence of lactose in the urine; can occur during pregnancy or lactationenvironmental conditionthe state of the environmentsubserviencethe condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a planwetnessthe condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)dryness, waterlessness, xerotesthe condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)safetythe state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditionsdangerthe condition of being susceptible to harm or injuryrepaira formal way of referring to the condition of somethingsoundnessa state or condition free from damage or decayeye conditionthe condition of the optical properties of the eyeunsoundnessa condition of damage or decayimproprietythe condition of being unsuitable or offensivesalethe state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for sellingclimaxthe most severe stage of a diseaseserrationthe condition of being serratedamphidiploidythe condition of being amphidiploiddiploidythe condition of being diploidhaploidythe condition of being haploidheteroploidythe condition of being heteroploidpolyploidythe condition of being polyploidmosaicismthe condition in which an organism has two or more cell populations that differ in genetic makeupstigmatismthe condition of having or being marked by stigmatatranssexualismcondition in which a person assumes the identity and permanently acts the part of the gender opposite to his or her biological sexabsolutionthe condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penanceautomationthe condition of being automatically operated or controlledcondemnationthe condition of being strongly disapproved ofdeificationthe condition of being treated like a goddiversificationthe condition of being variedexonerationthe condition of being relieved from blame or obligationfacilitationthe condition of being made easy (or easier)frizzthe condition of being formed into small tight curlsfruitionthe condition of bearing fruitidentificationthe condition of having the identity (of a person or object) establishedimpactionthe condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixedionisation, ionizationthe condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge)irradiationthe condition of being exposed to radiationleakinessthe condition of permitting leaks or leakagelubricationthe condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricantmotivationthe condition of being motivatedmummificationa condition resembling that of a mummypreservationthe condition of being (well or ill) preservedprognathismthe condition of being prognathous; the condition of having a projecting jawrusticationthe condition naturally attaching to life in the countryrustinessthe condition of being coated or clogged with rustslota position in a hierarchy or organizationtoeholda relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be madesubmissionthe condition of having submitted to control by someone or something elsetenurethe right to keep a job permanently, especially a teaching jobpedigreethe history and background of someone or something, especially as a sign of quality, status, or legitimacytype of:attributean abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
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(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)“the solid state of water is called ice”synonyms: state of mattertypes:form, phase(physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundaryliquid, liquid state, liquidity, liquidnessthe state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibilitysolid, solid state, solidnessthe state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shapegas, gaseous statethe state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any containerplasma(physical chemistry) a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors; a gas becomes a plasma when it is heated until the atoms lose all their electrons, leaving a highly electrified collection of nuclei and free electronsinterplanetary gasa rarefied flow of gas and charged particles (plasma) that stream from the sun and form the solar winddispersing medium, dispersing phase, dispersion medium(of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersedtype of:chemical phenomenonany natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules)
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a state of depression or agitation“he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him”type of:emotional state, spiritthe state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)
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a politically organized body of people under a single government“the state has elected a new president”synonyms: body politic, commonwealth, country, land, nation, res publicaexamples:Tamil Eelamthe independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought fortypes:commonwealth countryany of the countries in the British Commonwealthdeveloping countrya country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economicallyDominionone of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealthforeign countryany state of which one is not a citizenReichthe German staterenegade state, rogue nation, rogue statea state that does not respect other states in its international actionssuzeraina state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairssea powera nation that possesses formidable naval strengthgreat power, major power, power, superpower, world powera state powerful enough to influence events throughout the worldallya friendly nationHohenzollern empire, Second Reichthe Reich when Hohenzollern monarchs ruled Germany (from 1871 to 1919)hegemona leading or paramount powertype of:
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the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state“the state has lowered its income tax”types:Sovietsthe government of the Soviet Unionwelfare statea government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.type of:authorities, government, regimethe organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
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the territory occupied by a nationexamples:Antigua and Barbudaa country in the northern Leeward IslandsRepublic of Cape Verdean island country in the Atlantic off the coast of SenegalDemocratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lankaa republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948Federal Islamic Republic of the Comorosa country on the Comoro IslandsRepublic of Cubaa communist state in the Caribbean on the island of CubaRepublic of Haitia republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphereDominican Republica republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of HispaniolaJamaicaa country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourismBarbadosa parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort areaRepublic of Trinidad and Tobagoan island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962Republic of Cyprusa country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish originCommonwealth of Dominicaa country on the island of DominicaEast Timora former Portuguese colony that was annexed by Indonesia in 1976; voted for independence from Indonesia in 1999 and in May 2002 became an independent nationRepublic of Fijian independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji IslandsState of IsraelJewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of PalestineEtruriaan ancient country in central Italy; assimilated by the Romans by about 200 BCCommonwealth of Australiaa nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colonyFederated States of Micronesiaa country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986Republic of the Marshall Islandsa republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall IslandsTuvalua small island republic on the Tuvalu islands; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the United Kingdom in 1978Republic of Kiribatian island republic in the west central Pacific just to the south of the equatorRepublic of Nauruan island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economyIndependent State of Papua New Guineaa parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea; in 1975 it became an independent state within the Commonwealth of NationsCommonwealth of the Bahamasisland country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resortBurkina Fasoa desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960Republic of Indonesiaa republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regionsGrenadaan island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British CommonwealthRepublic of Maldivesa republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965Republic of Maltaa republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964Republic of Mauritiusa parliamentary state on the island of MauritiusNew Zealandan independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular sceneryRepublic of Palaua republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United StatesRepublic of the Philippinesa republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevisa country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983Saint Luciaa country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesan island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979Independent State of Samoaa constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South PacificDemocratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principeisland nation in the South Atlantic off the west coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reservesRepublic of Seychellesa republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976Solomon Islandsthe southern Solomon Islands that since 1978 form an independent state in the British CommonwealthRusthe medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in KievUnion of Soviet Socialist Republicsa former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991Russian Federationa federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent stateUkrayinaa republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth centuryTurkmenistana republic in Asia to the east of the Caspian Sea and to the south of Kazakhstan and to the north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991Friendly Islandsa monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970Republic of Turkeya Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923Republic of Vanuatua volcanic island republic in Melanesia; independent since 1980types:banana republica small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas)country of origin, fatherland, homeland, mother country, motherland, native landthe country where you were bornkingdoma country with a king as head of statetax havena country or independent region where taxes are lowSouth American country, South American nationany one of the countries occupying the South American continentsultanatecountry or territory ruled by a sultanold countrythe country of origin of an immigrantCentral American country, Central American nationany one of the countries occupying Central America; these countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governmentstype of:administrative district, administrative division, territorial divisiona district defined for administrative purposes
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the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation“his state is in the deep south”synonyms: provinceexamples:Guangdong provincea province in southern ChinaGansu provincea province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and PersiaHebei provincea populous province in northeastern ChinaHunan provincea province in southeastern central China between the Nan Ling mountains and the Chang Jiang; noted for its timber and valuable mineral resourcesSzechwan provincea populous province of south central ChinaYunnan provincea province of southern ChinaXinjiang Uighur Autonomous Regionan autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; the largest province in the People's Republic of China and the homeland of the Uighur peopleInner Mongoliaan autonomous region of northeastern China that was annexed by the Manchu rulers in 1635 and became an integral part of China in 1911Yucatana state of Mexico on the northern part of the Yucatan PeninsulaCampechea Mexican state on the eastern part of the Gulf of CampecheChihuahuaa state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateauCoahuilaa state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateauQuintana Rooa Mexican state on the eastern side of the Yucatan PeninsulaTabascoa Mexican state on the Gulf of CampecheLower Saxonya state in northwestern GermanyBavariaa state in southern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factoryKosovoa republic in the Balkan Peninsula that declared independence from Serbia in 2008; populated predominantly by AlbaniansBosniathe northern part of Bosnia-HerzegovinaTirola picturesque mountainous province of western Austria and northern ItalyAssamstate in northeastern IndiaKarnatakastate in southern India; formerly MysoreManipurstate in northeastern IndiaAndhra Pradesha state of southeastern India on the Bay of BengalBihara state of northeastern IndiaGoaa state of southwestern India; a former Portuguese colonyGujaratan industrialized state in western India that includes parts of BombayTamil Nadua state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly MadrasUttar Pradesha state in northern IndiaOrissastate in eastern India on the Bay of BengalWest Bengala state in eastern IndiaIndonesian Borneothe part of Indonesia on the southern side of the island of BorneoFrieslandone of the northernmost provinces of the NetherlandsOrange Free Statea province in central South Africa that was colonized by the Boers; named Free State in 1997Transvaala province of northeastern South Africa originally inhabited by Africans who spoke Bantu; colonized by the BoersCape of Good Hope Provincea former province of southern South Africa that was settled by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded to Great Britain in 1814; in 1994 it was split into three new provinces of South AfricaCape of Good Hopea province of western South AfricaAbkhaziaan autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instabilityAdzhariaan autonomous province of Georgia on the Black SeaBugandaa state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdomtypes:commonwealththe official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)eparchya province in ancient GreeceAmerican stateone of the 50 states of the United StatesItalian regionItaly is divided into 20 regions for administrative purposesCanadian provinceCanada is divided into 12 provinces for administrative purposesAustralian stateone of the several states constituting AustraliaSoviet Socialist Republicone of the states that formerly made up the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991)slave stateany of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil Warfree stateany state prohibiting slavery prior to the American Civil Wartype of:administrative district, administrative division, territorial divisiona district defined for administrative purposes
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express in words“state your opinion”“state your name”saystate as one's opinion or judgement; declaretypes:misstatestate something incorrectlyget outexpress with difficultydeclarestate emphatically and authoritativelydeclaremake a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs officialexplaindefinegiveconvey or reveal informationpleadenter a plea, as in courts of lawprofessconfess one's faith in, or allegiance tocall backreturn or repeat a telephone callcounterspeak in responsefieldanswer adequately or successfullysassanswer back in an impudent or insolent mannercondemndeclare or judge unfit for use or habitationpromulgateput a law into effect by formal declarationpromisepromise to undertake or givetake the Fifth, take the Fifth Amendmentrefuse to testify by invoking the Fifth Amendment, which states that nobody may be forced to testify as a witness against himself or herselfpreamblemake a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal documentspintwist and turn so as to give an intended interpretationprofessstate freelyquotename the price oftoss inadd casually to a conversationdecreeissue a decreeanimadvert, opine, sound off, speak out, speak upexpress one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitationbridlerespond to the reins, as of horsescount outdeclare the losercastdeposittype of:express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalizearticulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
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put before
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indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.synonyms: expresstypes:voteexpress a choice or opinionvoteexpress one's choice or preference by votevotebring into existence or make available by votebullet votevote cumulatively and distribute the votes according to some principle
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